Radicalization and Assassination: Christian Nationalism and America's Boiling Point

[Celerity]

https://globalextremism.org/post/radicalization-and-assassination/

Vance Luther Boelter’s capture after murdering Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman reveals disturbing ties between radical Christian nationalism and America’s surge in political bloodshed. At 57, Boelter allegedly masqueraded as law enforcement, executing Hortman and her husband in their home after shooting and wounding Sen. John Hoffman and his wife some 90 minutes earlier. The crimes happened in the early hours of June 14, after days of political unrest in America’s streets due to ICE protests, and just hours before Trump’s $45 million military parade showcasing the lethality of the U.S. Army.

Boelter, described by friends as a fan of far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, a Trump voter and a conservative, was raised Lutheran before undergoing a religious epiphany in his teens. He preached in a public park, friends reported, spreading the word of Jesus in small town Minnesota. His faith deepened, and Boelter claims to have been ordained at a now-defunct Catholic college after earning a degree in international relations from St. Cloud University. Boelter continued his spiritual education at Christ for the Nations Institute — a nondenominational, charismatic Dallas Bible college that has long nurtured Christian leaders who act as “agents of good” throughout the world, as the institute said in a statement.

Since 1970, Christ for the Nations has produced over 40,000 graduates across 170 countries, but some prominent alumni have been linked to the theological foundations of the January 6th insurrection and Christian nationalism taken to a violent extreme. Dutch Sheets, who ascribes to the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) strain of Christian nationalism, stands as the school’s most notorious graduate. This highly influential South Carolina Apostle weaponized “Stop the Steal” mythology after Trump’s 2020 loss, conducting nationwide rallies where he promised divine intervention to reverse the election results. Sheets coordinated with Trump’s advisers just eight days before January 6th.

Cindy Jacobs, another revered NAR movement leader, recently celebrated by the college, advised Trump while organizing the December 2020 “Jericho March.” Participants, invoking spiritual warfare, encircled federal buildings seven times, mimicking Joshua’s biblical conquest while praying for “corruption and election fraud” to crumble. Joel Webbon, though now critical of his alma mater’s “heretical” teachings, credits the institution with molding his TheoBro ideology. The TheoBro movement refers to a cadre of young pastors and activists advocating for Christian theocratic rule.

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[Norrrm]

1. "advocating for Christian theocratic rule."..... But rule by which variation of Christianity?

Boelter is an example of normalizing hatred and violence to rule and spread the word of Christ.

Would they accept Westboro Baptist Church or the Mormons as God's appointed rulers?

Many Catholics/Protestants consider the other to be false Christians.
Look at the violence done by competing Christians in Ireland.

We have many folks who want to be the Christian Ayatollah of America.