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A " far-right pastor" condemns "public displays of idolatry" but servicing Trump is still on the "approved" list. USA!
TRUMP CABINET MEETINGS:?A PUBLIC DISPLAY OF IDOLATRY!
TRUMP'S MAGAT RALLIES?
A PUBLIC DISPLAY OF IDOLATRY!
Recent remarks from far-right pastor Doug Wilson have placed a spotlight on the infighting. Wilson is one of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s mentors, and his denomination preaches that married women shouldn’t have the right to vote. He recently led a prayer service at the Pentagon.
Some of this acrimony began last year, when prominent Catholic figures — including conservative ones — opposed different aspects of the Trump administration’s racist anti-immigrant agenda. Even Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic himself, has had to reckon with some of the invective he falsely directed at Catholic bishops over their support for immigrants.
Wilson’s comments add fuel to that fire. As Right Wing Watch reported, the pastor said recently that in his ideal Christian nation, “public displays of idolatry” would be banned, including Catholic parades.
Among some of the people most outraged by his remarks are a bunch of right-wing Catholics online — including Carrie Prejean Boller, whose recent removal from Donald Trump’s so-called Religious Liberty Commission also exposed ideological disputes in MAGA world. Boller was booted from the commission after a heated argument over antisemitism at a panel meeting.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/doug-wilson-maga-catholics-carrie-prejean-boller-massie-letter
Some of this acrimony began last year, when prominent Catholic figures — including conservative ones — opposed different aspects of the Trump administration’s racist anti-immigrant agenda. Even Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic himself, has had to reckon with some of the invective he falsely directed at Catholic bishops over their support for immigrants.
Wilson’s comments add fuel to that fire. As Right Wing Watch reported, the pastor said recently that in his ideal Christian nation, “public displays of idolatry” would be banned, including Catholic parades.
Among some of the people most outraged by his remarks are a bunch of right-wing Catholics online — including Carrie Prejean Boller, whose recent removal from Donald Trump’s so-called Religious Liberty Commission also exposed ideological disputes in MAGA world. Boller was booted from the commission after a heated argument over antisemitism at a panel meeting.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/doug-wilson-maga-catholics-carrie-prejean-boller-massie-letter