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ancianita

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4. Johnson is a christian fundamentalist leader/follower who wants the kingdom of America.
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 06:19 AM
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More on where Johnson's fundamentalist bullshit comes from.

https://archive.ph/7Fqqh


The Key to Mike Johnson’s Christian Extremism Hangs Outside His Office

...In the mid-2000s, these NAR [New Apostolic Reformation, as if Jesus' apostles got it all wrong] networks collectively embraced a theological paradigm called the “Seven Mountain Mandate,” a prophecy that divides society into seven arenas — religion, family, government, education, arts and entertainment, media, and business. The “Mandate,” as they understand it, is given by God for Christians to “take dominion” and “conquer” the tops of all seven of these sectors and have Christian influence flow down into the rest of society.

Drawn into American politics by this aggressive theological vision, many New Apostolic Reformation leaders became very active in right-wing political circles, including one of Wagner’s key disciples, an apostle-prophet named Dutch Sheets.
Sheets is not a household name in Christian politics like Jerry Falwell or Ralph Reed or James Dobson, but he has real influence. Sheets has written more than 18 popular evangelical books, and his Intercessory Prayer has sold more than a million copies. He was an endorser and faith adviser to Newt Gingrinch’s short-lived candidacy for president in 2012, and he openly espoused the lie that Barack Obama was secretly a Muslim.

In 2013, Sheets was given an Appeal to Heaven flag by a friend who told him that, because it predated the Stars and Stripes, it was the flag that “had flown over our nation at its birthing.” Sheets describes this experience as revelatory, and he seized upon the flag as a symbol of the spiritual-warfare driven Christian nationalist revolution he hoped to see in American politics. In 2015, he published a book titled An Appeal to Heaven and rolled out a systematic campaign to propagate this symbol in right-wing Christian circles. That same year Sarah Palin wrote an opinion piece in Breitbart, endorsing the Appeal to Heaven campaign and thanking her “[s]pecial friends, Pastor Dutch and Ceci Sheets,” who had given her the flag....

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We knew this was coming. We knew they were coming for us! 1st amendment be darned. Bread and Circuses Saturday #1
And we're supposed to take a d*k seriously? mwooldri Saturday #2
They're all in on fascism now Diraven Saturday #3
Johnson is a christian fundamentalist leader/follower who wants the kingdom of America. ancianita Saturday #4
Hmmm....how does that square with his Grindr account? paleotn Saturday #34
Nothing new here RandiFan1290 Saturday #5
Which also never worked The Grand Illuminist Saturday #17
Bearing false witness again. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday #6
This made me so angry that I invited maptap22 Saturday #7
This 75 year old Navy corpsman vet is in complete agreement with you. Gimpyknee Saturday #18
Porn addicted, fake Christian, weasel says what? Chasstev365 Saturday #8
Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Saturday #15
Sounds like someone is nervous tavernier Saturday #9
Here we go. The pot calling the kettle black. bluestarone Saturday #10
I can't keep up. Yesterday we were Antifa, today we're Hamas. Vinca Saturday #11
Also we're radical leftists Clouds Passing Saturday #29
Who cares what "Hideout' Emmer has to say about anything? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Saturday #12
No KINGS is anti-America?? I mean the irony and stupidity of that statement Bengus81 Saturday #13
Mikey J DOES NOT LIKE the 1st Amendment apparently. ProudMNDemocrat Saturday #14
I can't wait to march on the Mall with a bunch of "terrorists" next Saturday! Gimpyknee Saturday #16
Nobody hates Americans like Mike Johnson bronxiteforever Saturday #19
He is one of the most sickening, lying, pieces of shit to have ever been born. SamKnause Saturday #20
A----Fuckin----Men!!! Traildogbob Saturday #32
terrified oldinmtdem92 Saturday #21
It's kinda funny.... Biglinda 52 Saturday #22
This time it homegirl Saturday #49
When, oh when, will this turd describe J6 as an insurrection? Marthe48 Saturday #23
"They're all coming out! Some of the House DEMOCRATS ARE SELLING T-SHIRTS!" Grins Saturday #24
...and let's not forget the poster girl for poor life decisions. LudwigPastorius Saturday #41
Here is an example of typical maga/trump rally. spike jones Saturday #50
YES!!! Good one! NM Grins Monday #59
"it's being told to us" (Government can't reopen until after rally) Grins Saturday #25
See y'all there! Scrivener7 Saturday #26
With all of Mikey's extra paid vacation, Is he updating his Grinder Profile? mackdaddy Saturday #27
If I carry an "Anti-fascist" sign, will I be arrested? Squaredeal Saturday #28
This is a very good sign. Paladin Saturday #30
Monkey flinging you-know-what marmar Saturday #31
How's that Grinder account working out for you, Mike? paleotn Saturday #33
Repugs will use it as an excuse to start cracking heads. louis-t Saturday #35
I love my country. I hate fucking fascist. Hotler Saturday #36
Do your job Mikey, swear in that Dem. republianmushroom Saturday #37
How F..ing stupid does he think we are? Trump and MAGAt Mike are the ones that have shut down the Congress. flashman13 Saturday #38
Oh STHU Johnson n/t mntleo2 Saturday #39
HahaHa, Moses Mike ReRe Saturday #40
I'd tell Mike to eat shit, but... LudwigPastorius Saturday #42
FUCK YOU SPEAKER JOHNSON I AM ANTIFA YOU FUCKING BASTARD YoshidaYui Saturday #43
Repugs sure knew who the biggest lying gaslighter was to pick for speaker of the house. mdbl Saturday #44
Attn Grindr Mike it is called freedom of speech and it is protected by the 1st amendment of the Constitution Botany Saturday #45
STFU, Mikey Jon. Stop supporting an authoritarian pResident! electric_blue68 Saturday #46
More accurately... Chi67 Saturday #47
Johnson would've been labeled as a royalist back in the day sakabatou Saturday #48
Republicans are running scared & willing to use high risk strategies bucolic_frolic Saturday #51
Grindr Mike is such a loathsome fascist tool. Blues Heron Saturday #52
Crack journalism there, the first big march was in April. The June no kings was the second indivisible march. Blues Heron Saturday #53
Hopefully soon to be minority leader Mike Johnson. gordianot Saturday #54
He likes to eat trumps used diapers. Turbineguy Saturday #55
Some people get spooked by clowns. BidenRocks Saturday #56
Pedo Sez Wut? durablend Sunday #57
Not surprising. The Republican propaganda machine is like Chicken Little. Say the sky is falling for everything. ificandream Sunday #58
MaddowBlog-Ahead of No Kings events, Republicans' anti-protest rhetoric takes an ugly turn LetMyPeopleVote Monday #60
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