Christian supremacist colonialism pictured as a monster coming alive.

See the Growth of Christian Supremacist Colonialism in the Homeland

Keyword colonialism, as in imperialist colonialism. It’s the practice of the powerful taking control of the less fortunate. Predators settle in, exploit resources, and subjugate the people they infest. You can see hateful settler colonialism in the US-Israel efforts in Gaza. And you can now witness Christian supremacist colonialism working to take hold in mainland USA. These examples of colonialism are interrelated. In both cases, colonizers use Christianity as a catalyst for their effort, while simultaneously tearing the faith down.

This article looks at two of America’s early instances of Christian supremacist colonialism in context of the overarching political process. These instances are occurring in Idaho and Tennessee, respectively. They project how Christian supremacy will bring on a theology of dehumanization.

Here is important basic context to understand how autocratic extremists are taking down democracy and Christianity. Christian supremacist leaders are certainly aware and use the context described here.

Essentially, the literature says colonialism comes from factionalism. Most simply, factionalism is division among people, which can get to the point where people go their own way, or try to. Aristotle, Plato, and Thomas Jefferson all expressed concern over factionalism as a challenge to functional democracy. Here’s the problem: power can go to whoever harnesses the collective will of the citizens by appealing to their emotions rather than using evidence and facts. There’s a direct relationship between truth seeking and political stability. Everyone can help avoid hurtful factionalism and instability by routinely distinguishing between the terms ‘partisan’ and ‘political’. At every transactional turn within the model, Christian supremacists are now conflating religion and politics for control and power.

Monty G. Marshall and Benjamin R. Cole provide this extensively used model. Regimes progress linearly from left to right (the black arrows, toward reliance on coercion) under autocratic influence, and from right to left (white arrows, toward social order) under democratic influence. Continued dominance within this context depends on the regime’s efficacy of conflict management and resolution, where democratic influence has historically performed better.

This initial instance has been fifteen years in the making, according to Christian nationalists. So, they have carefully nurtured the Idaho Panhandle, making it a Christian supremacist mecca.

“What’s happening here in Moscow [ID], is a microcosm of what’s happening all over the country”, brags Christian supremacist kingpin Doug Wilson. He is talking about his conversion of Moscow into a Christian town, a model for the Christian nation, where women serve the master men. Idaho is part of the American Redoubt migration scheme initiated in 2011, advocating a retreat into survivalist fortresses. Wilson promotes a version of Christianity that is fighting a “cold civil war” for a supremacist privileged class. In July, Wilson opened an extension of his Moscow church in Washington DC, to make it easy to exercise his outsized political influence. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who owes his position to Wilson, attended the initial service. 

Christian nationalist colonialism pictures of university slayer Bryan Kohberger and kingpin Doug Wilson

Wilson intimates that there is little going on in the Idaho Panhandle that he doesn’t influence or know about. Tourist literature doesn’t feature him. They have suffered a rash of high profile crimes, such as university slayings and forest fire snipers.

Deep-pocket investors intent on establishing another instance of Christian supremacist colonialism have descended on Jackson County, in majestic Central Tennessee. As expected, they are selling it as Christian nationalism, to help get the wolf through the door. But, the locals and News Channel 5 are doing their homework.

Podcasters are the front men for the takeover, and they started out very aggressively on the heels of the Trump win. A picture showed them with JD Vance, who was said to be “their guy”. Tucker Carlson is another promoter.

There is growing awareness of Christian supremacy as a threat to the homeland, a devious predatory force. Some call it a sin. But people are still off guard and not adequately comprehending the destructive force that it is, or what to do about it. Christian supremacist colonialism is busy trying to hollow-out the homeland. Their vision and efforts call for the takedown of America and love-based Christianity.

Colonialism is dominion, control, the same dominion espoused by the Christian supremacist factions. Supremacist colonies are reportedly being built in Kentucky and California, and Musk has started a variation in Texas, with plans for more. All the instances of colonialism assume the eradication and replacement of democracy.

The colonizer (the Christian supremacists), imposes its culture, language, and political systems on the territory (Idaho and Tennessee in the USA) it assumes to control. So, they interpret and use the Bible and churches to taint the water of life, going violent or threatening as needed, protecting and holding up the most vile leaders to break social bonds and squash resistance. It has been an insidious fifty-year journey that has brought the country to Project 2025. Now, we are on the precipice of a theocracy, which would mean no separation of church and state, heralded by the advent of unfettered Christian supremacist colonialism.

The model extends to show the detrimental social effects of the rule of law not being followed. In a condition of polar (heavy) factionalism, an autocratic regime strives to settle in. For example, violence can become more common place.

This is not to say America has reached the state depicted above, or that the country cannot right itself. We must salvage the requisite rule of law.

Once again, of prime importance is the regime’s ability to manage and resolve conflicts, which is a significant challenge given an increasingly complex society. The “right-wing tech bros” seem to assume their technology will keep the autocratic regime on track. Of course, democratic party influence also claims advanced technology.