Christian Nationalists Are Taking Over This Idaho Town
Christian nationalism used to be viewed as an extremist, fringe ideology tucked into dark corners of the country. But over the past few years, it’s become part of mainstream politics - especially in Idaho. And one of the most popular leaders of the movement lives in the Gem State. Heath Druzin, host of the “Extremely American” podcast (www.boisestatepublicradio.org...) , is sharing how this movement is changing our democracy - both in Boise and around the country.
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Shocked to learn there is a town in Idaho that wasn't already overrun with christofascists
@johncharleson8733
23 күн бұрын
Better than globalfascists.
@billiebreese2067
17 күн бұрын
Silver lining?
@michellewitt2071
14 күн бұрын
lol
@michellewitt2071
14 күн бұрын
@@johncharleson8733what are globalfascists?
@johncharleson8733
14 күн бұрын
@@michellewitt2071 Globalists; those who want to destroy peoples and nations in an effort to rule the world.
every single 18 to 29 yr old must vote locally and bingo! bye bye fanatics
@sr2291
26 күн бұрын
@gcullerton3303 Yes! We need the Youth to Register and Vote.
@urubissoldat5452
16 күн бұрын
@@gcullerton3303 Not all of the youth are as left wing as you'd like...
@qjtvaddict
15 күн бұрын
@@urubissoldat5452they weak
@Maggie-zr2ow
12 күн бұрын
@@urubissoldat5452 Your purpose is simply wrong. But it gives you a sense of power that your weak ego needs. One day you’ll go too far and that ego will be checked.😊
@shaggybreeks
11 күн бұрын
Yeah, but they won't vote period Period last election, I was asking some. If they had voted and digging deeper, learned that most of them didn't even have any idea how to vote.
its a cult
@lhurst9550
Ай бұрын
Maybe, but a damn site better than Islam. Choose your poison. I know mine.
@sanniepstein4835
29 күн бұрын
You mean the Democrat party?
@ivanasimic2072
29 күн бұрын
@@sanniepstein4835 trump is a cult leader, both are horrible but rump is the worst
@sr2291
28 күн бұрын
@@sanniepstein4835No. The Religious Right.
@user-jq2jp7cn3f
26 күн бұрын
You are misguided.
When evil calls itself good
@lynnefox4892
14 күн бұрын
“With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.” Steven Weinberg
The most un-Christian people imaginable.
In Jerusalem there is a bunch of Evangelicals that think Jesus won’t come back until they convert all the Jews to Christianity. What they are doing is aggressive pursuing.Its pretty awful over there.
@jessicalandman8254
11 күн бұрын
Christians already think Jesus came through the gate in Jerusalem....so there's no reason for Jesus to "come back" there
Thank you for covering this!!!
“With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.” Steven Weinberg
Thank you so much!! So glad this came my way!! 🇺🇸 🌎
I am going up to Moscow to start a secular ruckus, who wants to party?
Just listened to the podcasts. Great work. Calendars a reminder to check online each Wednesday for new episode
TAX the churches 😮
@wisdomsleuth77777
16 күн бұрын
I'm waiting for the Scientologist Christian nationalist Mormons to start their own little who celebrates the Sabbath Saturday versus Sunday Wars. This right here is why religion does not need to be in our schools or politics not everybody believes what they want us to believe. Especially not the way they treat women😢
@qjtvaddict
15 күн бұрын
Way past that
@wisdomsleuth77777
15 күн бұрын
@@qjtvaddict Exactly they should be Audited and Indicted
@havable
14 күн бұрын
They shouldn't be running businesses but their schools are for profit and I'd bet the half of downtown Moscow they bought are businesses. But then its not like American law has ever held christians to any standard of any kind.
@havable
14 күн бұрын
@@qjtvaddict Its never way past that. Just because it should have happened from day one does not mean it should not happen right now, or tomorrow.
Great interview, even tho I'm in Florida now.
I always thought Idaho Was a Cristian Nationalist State? This isn’t new.
@havable
14 күн бұрын
On the contrary, we are the only state in history to physically kick a hate group out of our state. Go pick on Mississippi where the majority are like that not the cluster of morons who move to North Idaho from all over the country. They're not our fault. They're coming from your state, probably. Sure its a red state. But "strange fruit" has never grown from our trees. And sure the republicans are vicious here, but again, no Strange Fruit.
@JeremyAndersonBoise
11 күн бұрын
As a native of Boise Idaho, no.
@James.99
10 күн бұрын
Idaho was always "Republican" and had a high rate of religiosity, but the people used to be much more friendly and welcoming than today.
@shaggybreeks
8 күн бұрын
What about the mormons? Tell us what you know about the mormons! Does Idaho have any mormons, expert? Are mormons christian nationalists, expert?
This links to the University and them paying to purchase Phoenix U online etc. The Idaho 4 case and links to Delphi indiana via militant vinlanders like the shaman guy on j6 was😮
Hasn't this been true for decades? I believe I have been hearing about this as far back as the 90s or earlier.
@havable
14 күн бұрын
In the 90s a hate group bought land and terrorized the locals until they were booted out by court order. Since then, it hasn't been a hotbed of hate up until Trump came along and riled all the conservatives in the country. You act like its our fault. Maybe if NY had ever held Trump to any legal standard in his long con-artistry career he'd never have been in any position to have run for prez in the first time. Yes, I"m aware of him finally getting convicted recently, *but they've had FIFTY years.*
John Piper endorsed him.
Doug Wilson… isn’t that the guy that got spanked in a debate with Christopher Hitchens?
I became fascinated by the story of Frank Robinson recently. Pharmacist/spiritual guru.
@jtom1309
28 күн бұрын
Great ballplayer too if I recall correctly.,
I live in the Northwest and Boise has always reminded me of a worse version of Spokane. Which is already pretty bad but at least Spokane is a bit more scenic.
@havable
14 күн бұрын
Boise has nothing to do with this and has an actual music scene. You can call Spokane a dump all you want, I haven't seen it since I was in grade school. But my city is beautiful and has smart, vibrant, and creative people. Every electrical box along the road has been painted in its own unique way. We love art here. We have nothing to do with christofascism. If you hate Boise, don't come here. You probably wouldn't appreciate watching bands like Built to Spill for free in someone's basement.
@shaggybreeks
8 күн бұрын
Boise is ultra squalid. Most people live in OLD trailers. Only about half the roads are paved. It's just all potatoes, everywhere. That's all people do. Grow potatoes and talk about them. Crime is worse than Baltimore. Most goes unreported, because the police don't care. The ghetto has no police presence at all. Mile after mile of homeless encampments. Used needles everwhere. And you NEED to be armed, because there are Mexican cartels watching your car the minute you cross the border.
Naomi Star Wars?
I have about 20 vinyl records put out by public high schools from the 1960s to the 1980s. They have explicitly Christian lyrics and their songs and titles that describe the Christian content. These things were allowed up until about the 1990s. Who are the squatters? It's not that Christian nationalist have suddenly appeared that forces made them disappear all of a sudden and now the re-emergence is re-spun.
Enjoy a Protein Puck, one and all.
Based?
Beautiful state and land and h#### people.
@havable
14 күн бұрын
Mostly only in the north and they're mostly from Orange County, California. Just so you know, that's who invaded Idaho in the 80s and turned us into a red state. Prior to that we were the 2nd state where women could vote and as recently as Vietnam we had a governor who would pardon anyone who had gone AWOL to avoid the bloodbath there. Stop sending us your worthless no-good republicans and we'll stop being so red.
That may be the place to move to !
@Tavat
19 күн бұрын
Sounds like hell
@wendygerrish4964
15 күн бұрын
Too late. All the good spots are already sold.
Bull.
@melissapinol7279
22 күн бұрын
"Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's give unto God what is God's".
@Tavat
19 күн бұрын
Most intelligent Trumptard response 🏆 💩
There is no such thing as Christian Nationalists. You are either Christian OR Nationalist. You can't be both.
@DrRussPhd
25 күн бұрын
Wrong.
@larryparis925
24 күн бұрын
@@DrRussPhd I would simply add, AprilSun-uk3yj is CLEARLY wrong. Christian Nationalists are an unfortunate blight on our country.
@sr2291
24 күн бұрын
@@AprilSun-yk3yj Why?
@johncharleson8733
23 күн бұрын
@@sr2291 Because the most influential founders recognized the necessity of Christian mores as a prerequisite for the type of civil order they envisioned and created. Freedom OF Religion to them didn't mean freedom from Religion.
@sr2291
23 күн бұрын
@johncharleson8733 You don't know what you are talking about. Which most influential founders? That is not part of our Constitution or our laws. Freedom of Religion means Freedom from Religion. No one can force you to believe anything, especially a state or the government. Some part of that statute is in every state constitution.
We don't dispute the separation of church and state, the issue is that the modern version isn't representative of what its historically meant. I'm what would be considered a Christian Nationalist who doesn't like Doug Wilson, but many of these complaints are pretty unfair. 1. The US government has an "Educational Empire". 2. The violence argument rings hollow given things like the Trans Day of Revenge; this type of language is increasing from both sides. And "violent" language is used in all political discourse and in the Bible. 3. The Jan 6th thing is hyper polarized just like the BLM protests. 4. Aren't you saying their worldview is evil and harmful to America? 5. The sexual assault stories are your best arguments, however that issue spans every organization that is related to children. The issue with the submission argument could be applied to any hierarchical structure.
@billiebreese2067
17 күн бұрын
I have no idea what most of your bullet points even mean. And I tried. However, there are many strong arguments against Christian dominionism, unless you want to throw out the Constitution and everything the founders said about religion. So don't call yourself a patriot if you're doing that. Fascism or support for a theocracy are all incompatible with proclaiming yourself a patriot.
@qjtvaddict
15 күн бұрын
Cute attempt at downplaying
@arbitrarysequence
14 күн бұрын
@@qjtvaddict I like the 'everybody does it' excuses.
@j0j0dartiste21
11 күн бұрын
Yes, their worldview is evil and harmful, not only to America
Submit to the will of the Lord.
@diegodlv1001
Ай бұрын
I submit to no will but my own
@jimjim01938
Ай бұрын
The will of the lord isn’t something you need to submit yourself to since everyone experiences will of the lord, or whatever you want to call it. We are the universe experiencing itself.
@mikeb9569
26 күн бұрын
What if the Lord is deranged like the one described in the Bible?
@marylouravis3994
26 күн бұрын
God has given mankind free will. If He wanted He could have made us a bunch of robots. He doesn’t want robots.
@sr2291
26 күн бұрын
@@urubissoldat5452 Sh/t /p.
Love to hear lefties panicking about being called out on their sin.
@dangavel1283
23 күн бұрын
must be fun being a bigot.
@JSmith-pb6fw
21 күн бұрын
What sin would that be?
@djenkins555
21 күн бұрын
@JSmith-pb6fw go cast your vote for mumbles, reprobate.
@Tavat
19 күн бұрын
God isn’t real and zealous religious people are irrational maniacs. Very bad for a free and forward-looking society.
@Spock_Rogers
15 күн бұрын
Republicans are the party of hypocrisy and projection.
Sounds like a good thing to me. I support them as good Americans.
@vladislavdracula1763
24 күн бұрын
You ever been to Moscow before? If you had, you'd know that this shit is weird AF...
@larryparis925
24 күн бұрын
Yeah, like the Taliban are thought of as great by some Afghans.
@kgs2280
24 күн бұрын
@@larryparis925Exactly.
@kgs2280
24 күн бұрын
Yeah, unless you believe that Jews, Muslims Hindus, Shinto, or people of any other religion, or even agnostics or atheists, also have a right to their own religions, or lack thereof, and shouldn’t have only one religion forced on them, or their children through indoctrination in their schools. How would you feel if all the Jews, or Muslims, in the country said “ours is the only real and correct religion, so we’re going to make it the National religion of the U.S. that everyone in the country must adhere to, and we’re going to teach only it to all your children in school in every class”? I have a feeling you wouldn’t think that was such a “good thing”, would you? It’s not exactly constitutional.
@kgs2280
24 күн бұрын
@@vladislavdracula1763It would be weird AF in any city or town in the country, especially a college town.