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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and other Republicans are including Christian nationalist themes in their messaging and campaign rhetoric in the final days before the midterm elections.

This past weekend, Johnson appeared on “The Week on Capitol Hill,” a right-wing Christian program hosted by Tony Perkins. Perkins asked Johnson what advice he’d give to conservatives “who are considering sitting this election out.”

Johnson responded by chiding such individuals, saying they’d be “derelict in [their] duty” if they didn’t participate in the elections.

“God calls us to be engaged, to be salt and light in our culture, to advance and stand for his principles, and they are under assault right now,” he claimed.

Johnson then said that conservatives should only vote for candidates that share his and other far right leaders’ Christian nationalist vision.

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“We have to be engaged in that process to make sure that the righteous are ruling. … To put it bluntly, you cannot allow these radical elements to take over your country,” Johnson said.

Christian nationalism is a white supremacist political ideology that asserts that the country should only be run by lawmakers who champion right-wing “Christian values.” Adherents of the idea........

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