The article critiques the rise of far-right Christian nationalism in America, epitomized by Joshua Haymes, who controversially claims that slavery “is not inherently evil” and insists Christians should defend the right to enslave. This rhetoric is not isolated but reflects a broader movement that seeks to intertwine religion with white supremacy, promoting a narrative that justifies historical injustices.
Haymes, aligned with prominent figures like Pastor Brooks Potteiger and Douglas Wilson, represents a faction of Christian nationalists advocating for a new white Christian theocracy. This ideology valorizes America’s founders, downplaying their role in slavery through claims of “chronological snobbery.”
The Trump administration’s campaign to revise history, which includes censoring museum exhibits that depict slavery’s brutality, is highlighted as a repression of truth. This move is characterized as an effort to create a sanitized, ‘patriotic’ version of history that avoids confronting the nation’s past crimes—an act of cultural amnesia aimed at erasing the legacy of slavery and racism.
The article connects the administration’s censorship to broader patterns of far-right extremism, including inflammatory rhetoric among young Republicans. Ultimately, it warns that this movement seeks to undermine truth and accountability, masking racist ideologies with religious language while attempting to erase the painful history of Black suffering. Yet, it asserts that the descendants of the enslaved will continue to remember and resist against these attempts to rewrite history.
