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Researchers warn that Christian nationalists are becoming more radical and are targeting voting

March 18, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EDT
A man holds a Bible on Jan. 6, 2021, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (John Minchillo/AP)
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New research linking Christian nationalism with a desire to limit voting. People citing their faith as the reason they support trucker convoys that shut down the border over covid protections. And the fact that Jesus’ name appeared all over the place during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection.

Concern about rising radicalism among a segment of White American Christians led this week to what some religious extremism experts call the biggest Congress-related event on the topic in years.