CNN —If you don’t realize how powerful White Christian evangelicals have become, consider this:A White Christian evangelical, who has been described as “the embodiment of White Christian nationalism in a tailored suit,” is now second in line to the presidency.
White evangelical Protestants make up only about 14% of Americans, and that number has been steadily shrinking.
The media tends to depict White evangelicals as foaming-at-the-mouth Christian insurrectionists like some of those who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The new speaker of the house is a White Christian evangelical and is second in the line for the presidency.
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