Christian Right Observer Weekly (Volume 17)

CROW's 7 stories on the Christian Right that you need read this week.

1. Claremont Institute Associates Glorify Deceased Murderous Dictator Francisco Franco and Promote the Ideas of Deceased Nazi Scholar Carl Schmitt

Claremont advises Project 2025, which will go into effect if Trump wins

The Claremont Institute is an influential right wing think tank and advisor of Project 2025, an expansive plan for dismantling the so-called “administrative state” and placing the Department of Justice under the control of the president if Trump wins the 2024 presidential election. Claremont was founded by, among others, Hillsdale president Larry Arnn, who belongs to the Council for National Policy (CNP), a powerful umbrella organization for the Christian Right. CNP members were heavily involved in efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss, as detailed by “Shadow Network” author Anne Nelson.

The Claremont Institute personally prepared a report (the so-called “79 days” report) that war-gamed potential scenarios for the 2020 election’s aftermath, including one where local sheriffs would deputize ordinary citizens and members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys to shut down alleged anti-Trump “lawlessness.”  

In the years since Trump’s defeat, several prominent Claremont associates and members have taken to openly glorifying Francisco Franco, Spain’s deceased murderous dictator, who was supported by Adolf Hitler (before World War II), gave Hitler a list of Spanish Jews (during World War II), killed and imprisoned tens of thousands of his alleged enemies, built and used concentration camps, and made Catholicism the official state religion, while banning public celebration of non-Catholic holidays. (Link to tweet.) 

In a similarly ominous sign, a number of influential Claremont associates and members have taken to promoting the political philosophy of Carl Schmitt, a deceased Nazi jurist who opposed checks and balances, said that politics is founded on the distinction between “friend” and “enemy”, and supported Hitler’s anti-Jewish policies and murder of political opponents.

On the issue of Franco, Charles Haywood (a generous Claremont funder) has written on X that Franco was “totally awesome.” 

Haywood has also used his blog to promote Carl Schmitt’s book, The Concept of the Political, writing that the book has “extra value” for “Christians” because “reading it restores the proper Christian understanding of ‘enemy,’ something that has been (quite recently) lost, to our great detriment.”

You can read Jenny’s full report on her Medium account HERE: https://jennycohn1.medium.com/claremont-institute-associates-glorify-deceased-murderous-dictator-francisco-franco-and-promote-the-9d1b265122c2 

2. Michigan Courage Tour Special Edition

Mario Murillo's 5,000 Scary Christians at Michigan's Signs and Wonders Night

When the sun goes down on New Apostolic Reformation Apostle Lance Wallnau's and Evangelist Mario Murillo’s The Courage Tour, the Signs and Wonders Night tent presided by Murillo comes alive. Waiting for promises of miraculous healings to happen, the filled tent of almost 5,000 in Michigan waited expectantly to hear the words of God. And what they heard from Murillo was Signs of spiritual war:

“We live in a moment that is precisely like that of America before the Civil War. All of the same features of a divided nation are present. Now all of the features of abuse dishonesty and evil are present.”

Five minutes later Murillo shifted from the Civil War analogy to that of Nazi Germany:

“The medical community to alter a child.

You are no better than Mengele who served under Hitler. You are no different. You're doing human experimentation on the most innocent among us…”

“What they're trying to do to our children should awaken us to war. In Jesus’ name…”

“We have got to declare war on the demons that are trying to come after our children. I'm waking you up. Wake up. We have got to declare war on the demons that are coming after our children.”

“What do we need in this Courage Tour. A long litany of reasons to awake taking you to your duty. Let the child be enough. Let your grandchild be enough. Let it be their threat on our innocent children that's enough. That's enough for us to be mobilized. That's enough for us to be unified. That's enough to tell the American Church your petty doctrinal debates don't mean diddly squat. Right now they don't mean a thing. We have got to March under the unified banner that you will not disfigure my child.”

Crowd stands, cheers, and some shout “War!”

Murillo returns to the Civil War analogy while invoking the Revolutionary War.

“It's no longer conservative against liberal. The battle lines are coming clear. At the time of Abraham Lincoln, which I'm going to get to in a moment, the battle lines were being drawn. And the men and women in the power of God. We remember the Black Robe Regiment and their contribution in the Revolutionary War to keep things clear in the mind of every believer.”

“That's got to happen right now. Every preacher that loves God has got to tell the Christian ‘You need to know what's right; what's wrong; what's at stake; and what God requires of us in this hour. Awaken to your duty.”

Murillo then said demons divided America into two sides, one loyal to government and one to Truth and the Constitution. He declared that the Constitution was not to be modernized and was the inherent Word of God. He said the Silver Bullet for America was abortion: “The election will be based on this. All about the children. You want to kill them. We want to save them. You want to pervert them. We want to give them God. You want to make them unnatural. We want to give them freedom and a future and a hope in Jesus.”

Murillo ended the night ensuring that the thousands listening in the tent and online were activated:

“I believe that when we call Michigan a Battleground State that we're making an

incomplete statement. Amen. Michigan is not just a Battleground for politics. It is a place that the devil fears. And the reason he fears it is because if the Believers in this state wake up, they're going to be the scariest Christians that America has ever seen.”

Watch the entire Signs & Wonders Miracle night HERE: https://www.youtube.com/live/qXYnR-p-ieE?si=6g1Pv_mU_0qEI3C7

3. AFPI Proclaims Election Day as Christian Visibility Day at Michigan Courage Tour

Remember when Trump at a rally declared that November 5 Election Day would be Christian Visibility Day? Most media outlets dismissed this as an off the cuff remark. They were wrong. This Monday America First Policy Institute National Director of Faith Engagement Dr. Rich Rogers proclaimed on the Michigan Courage Tour stage:

“I want to give you an exclusive announcement right now that AFPI has been working on. Something that's going to happen the closer we get to the election you are going to hear about it…On the news. On the TV…I'm proud to announce you're going to hear about a movement and it's going to be huge. Because on November 5, it will be declared Christian Visibility Day all across America. And we are going to show up by the millions all across this nation and make a difference. Amen.”

This initiative is not about just a day. It's an initiative centering on AFPI drive to “uphold the Kingdom of God,” “fulfill the Church's divine mandate,” and celebrate their Biblical Foundations initiative where every single one of their policies is grounded in the Bible to bring America back to Judeo Christian principles. Each Michigan Courage Tour Rally attendee was given an 80 page book: Ten Pillars For Restoring a Nation Under God.

“The Church is God's force for good in the world and the United States, and this force does not end where government begins.”

And the force was strong at the Michigan Courage Tour where Wallnau called upon AFPI Dr. Rogers to make a special appearance. Rogers not only serves with AFPI but is also part of National Faith Advisory Board and Pastor Jentezen Franklin's Free Chapel College's executive team. Franklin, whose son Drake Franklin works for AFPI, recently did a podcast for the Institute: “If you want to know what I believe, read the Bible. The biblical worldview is very different than sometimes what the religious worldview of a generic Christian may be seen and perceived as.”

This Courage Tour, of which AFPI is a partner, specifically targets “generic Christians” to get them saved and to vote specifically for Trump:

“God raises up leaders and he chooses at them at the right time. And I'm here to tell you him coming back in; if that should happen; or if we should take back the White House, we are more prepared. The people that work with him are more prepared on day one to lead.”

-Rogers

More prepared means implementing AFPI's Project 19, as reported by both CROW and Frederick Clarkson. 

Here are the eight most important facts AFPI Rogers shared at the Courage Tour:

• He's living in Washington DC in charge of an entire Faith Department built out with the express purpose to put boots on the ground to motivate voters in

  in 19 states to turn the tide on the election in 2024.

• They have attorneys in every single state filing lawsuits every time the government tries to move in a direction they're not supposed to move.

• He lists Wallnau and Jentezen Franklin along with other pastors as spending four years constantly there giving counsel and then speaks about the Supreme Court justices. 

• First time in the history of all these 50 organizations are coordinated, working together in the 19 counties and sharing canvassing information with organizations represented at the Courage Tour 

• AFPI is specifically targeting senior Christian men who are gun owners

• Three counties are in Michigan including Kent and Oakland. More than 5.5 million ballots were cast in Michigan which broke a record, yet 332,000 Evangelical voters stayed home in the state of Michigan. 

• America First Works has created its own Michigan First voting guide 

• They have done major fundraising and will now in every major Precinct all across this nation paid attorneys present in every single County.

Rogers concluded his speech with this: “Though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God. And we take captive every thought and radical ideology and make it obedient to Christ.”

Every thought obedient to Christ.

Watch his full speech here: https://www.youtube.com/live/H6EWT3NMeA4?si=Ak_QnIDwBJscjuXi

4. Texas, Prophetic Axes & the Paxtons

"The portals are open. The axe is sharpened, The eagles have been

released. The trumpet has sounded. Texas is going to war. Set your face toward God and get reads to move into the new. In

uncertain times, certainty! Expected the Unexpected! You are no longer a network You are a movement! Join the movement! We are wielding the axe and Texas is going to war!" 

-Apostle Tom Schlueter

"They're border wars this year...Lord we ask for border revelation...Lord we ask you show us how to overthrow that that needs to be overthrown...We wait too long sometimes to go to war."

-Apostle Chuck Pierce

Texas New Apostolic Reformation Apostle Tom Schlueter is the head of NAR Prophet Cindy Jacobs Texas Apostolic Reformation Prayer Network. This Network covers 16 regions with 100 leaders connecting 30,000 prayer warriors to governmentally intercess across the Heartland. Schlueter strategically brings his warriors into the hallowed halls of the Texas Capitol to influence with the highest state political leaders including wife of Governor Ken Paxton, Senator Angela Paxton.

This is not the first time Senator Paxton has engaged with Christian Dominionist 7 Mountain believers. Here she is speaking at Hope Church's National Day of Prayer under the banner of the Government Mountain. 

Both Paxton and Schlueter are connected to 7 mountain acolyte and Christians Engaged (CE) leader Bunni Pounds. Schlueter appeared on CE's 2022 Texas Primary Call while Paxton spoke on an April 2020 prayer call.

Mainstream media has paid little attention to both the influential Schlueter and Pounds in Texas. Pounds, however, is accelerating in her political clout praying over National figures like Speaker Mike Johnson as documented in CROW. In order to fund projects like her newly launched Campaign School and annual trip to the DC Capitol, Pounds recently held an exclusive fundraiser showcasing the testimonial of a six figure yearly donor and legislators Vicky Hartzell and Scott Turner.

“This how we move the dormant Army of Christian conservatives,” said the donor about Christians Engaged.

5. Texas Dominionism Roundup: Rallies & Resources

Flashpoint Live brought their rescue tour to Lubbock's Trinity Church featuring NAR Apostle Lance Wallnau, Patriot Academy Rick Green, and Texas State Representative Nate Schlatzline. While the main event was aired live, Flashpoint once again promoted secret Flash Talks that were not taped due to sensitive content.

“We just launched an initiative to try to raise people up to run for office…It started a movement of people in our community and other churches around Fort Worth… Over course of two years we've raised up and supported over 60 people that have taken public office in Tarrant County.

In school boards and city councils. On May 6th in our municipal elections we were backing 18 candidates for local municipal elections and 17 just won. These are Godly righteous individuals. Our initiative is called For Liberty and Justice where we partner with churches to mobilize the church and raise up Godly candidates to take office.” - Mercy Culture Pastor and Texas State Rep Nate Schlatzline 

For Liberty & Justice Starting a Chapter handouts

2024 Texas candidates that share Schlatzline For Liberty & Justice Biblical Values:

On the western side of Texas, His Glory hosted The Time to Save America is Now event at their ranch on May 18 featuring a

screening of “War on Truth,” and NAR tied Sarah Palin, Ron Duguay, and prophet Julie Green.

Important articles were released in May chronicling the Christian Right in Texas:

Remnant Alliance is Coming for a School Board Near You,

By Steven Monacelli (Featuring Expert insights by Dr. Matthew Taylor and author Anne Nelson.)

Remnant Alliance Who's Who Visualization

The Prophets of Evangelical Dominion, By Dr David Brockman (Featuring expert insights by Dr. Andre Gagne and investigative journalist Fred Clarkson.) 

6. Two (More) Newsletters You’ll Want in Your Inbox

Sometimes I wonder if I need to set some kind of cap for newsletters that I sign up for. But then I see something new, or someone recommends one, and there I go again – giving myself one more thing to read. Well, here are two more for you that you won’t want to go without. 

The first is Blitzwatch. They’re most recent edition, after being dormant for a while, sends a chilling warning – PROJECT BLITZ’S PLAYBOOK IS STILL IN PLAY:

“Although it may not be in the news as much as it once was, the model legislation that defined Project Blitz — and the network of policymakers and lobbyists that disseminated it across the country — remain very much a part of the Christian Right's agenda and infrastructure.”

Sign Up Here: https://www.blitzwatch.org/stay-informed  

The Second recommendation just launched today. Diana Butler Bass, Kristin Du Mez, Robert P. Jones, and Jemar Tisby, PhD will be sending you “the best writing from each of our Substack newsletters, plus occasional guest pieces from writers in our circles, curated in a single newsletter and delivered directly to your email inbox.”

7. The New Apostolic Reformation Is Expanding Its Seven Mountain Mandate Crusade into Latin America

The Bucks County Beacon published an article Wednesday reminding us how the NAR and the Christian Right is a global movement. Jeff Abbott reports that “NAR leaders, including Che Ahn of Harvest Rock Church, Cindy Jacobs, and Charles Stock from the Harrisburg-based Life Center Church, among many others, have traveled across the hemisphere meeting with Church leaders in Guatemala, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and elsewhere strengthening their networks and spreading their message.”

READ MORE: https://buckscountybeacon.com/2024/05/the-new-apostolic-reformation-is-expanding-its-seven-mountain-mandate-crusade-into-latin-america/