MAGA preacher Sean Feucht made a disturbing guest appearance in the Tulsa, Oklahoma church of Jackson Lahmeyer, founder of Pastors for Trump, and offered up a terrifying suggestion to a wildly enthusiastic crowd.

Feucht proudly proclaimed himself a “Christian Nationalist” (Intentionally leaving out the traditional “Judeo-Christian” moniker used against Muslims) and further declared the United States to be a Christian nation and that America should be governed according to biblical law for the benefit of believers, as a way to prepare for the second coming of Christ. Christian Sharia law.

Concurrently he believes only Christians should write and vote on laws.

These ideas are new. But in this environment, they are more dangerous than offensive, which is nearly impossible.

According to Barbara F. Walter, author of How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them, two elements stand out as a requisite for civil war, as reported by The Guardian:

The first is ethnic factionalism. This happens when citizens in a country organise themselves into political parties based on ethnic, religious, or racial identity rather than ideology. The second is anocracy. This is when a government is neither fully democratic nor fully autocratic; it’s something in between.

Add it up, as mere examples:

We have a Christian Nationalist movement (MAGA) that sees Democrats as mortal enemies with an ungodly “woke” agenda,

It applauds a Supreme Court overturning 50 years of stable precedent on five votes by anti-abortion fanatics.

This a movement in which a single judge in Texas believes he’s better informed than the FDA and orders the most important women’s reproductive health medication off pharmacy shelves.

A movement with the very existence of  “Pastors for Trump.”

Having left out hundreds of other examples (the state attempting to control Disney), the United States more than meets both criteria listed above.

According to Rolling Stone, “Preacher Fuecht” declared to exuberant glory:

“It’s all part of The King coming back. That’s what we’re practicing for. That’s why we get called ‘Christian nationalists.’”

And, of course, Democrats, even Christian Democrats (who very much exist) are the enemy in this burgeoning war:

Feucht then presented an imaginary dialog, in which he mockingly imitated the voice of secular critics: “You want The Kingdom to be the government,” he said, before thundering a reply in his own voice: “Yes!” “You want God to come on over and take over the government,” he said, responding, again: “Yes!”

No.

Back to Walter from the Guardian. She believes that a civil war in modern America is not only possible, but it may also have started. Aggressive first steps have already been made.

 It will be a guerrilla war fought by multiple small militias spread around the country. Their targets will be civilians – mainly minority groups, opposition leaders and federal employees. Judges will be assassinated, Democrats and moderate Republicans will be jailed on bogus charges, black churches and synagogues bombed, pedestrians picked off by snipers in city streets, and federal agents threatened with death should they enforce federal law.

For 240 years the Constitution stood as a brick wall preventing such a war (Civil War excepted, and to be remembered). Now, one man combined with a movement terrified of becoming a minority in “their” country, seems primed to fight for control.

If history has taught us anything, people are never more dangerous than when fighting for “their god.” Fanatics will fly planes straight into buildings or invade the U.S. Capitol.

Below, watch Fuecht whip up his crowd and then compare the language used in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) Friday tweet:

First Fuetcht:

Christian worship leader/right-wing political activist Sean Feucht proudly admits to being a Christian nationalist: “We want God to be in control of everything. We want believers to be the ones writing the laws. Yes. Guilty as charged.” https://t.co/8QwcdT1xmL pic.twitter.com/jHw1jOKghE

— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) April 21, 2023

And now Marjorie Taylor-Greene describes the need for “heroes” (while training with weights) to help fight on the “battlefield” to “save America.” Note the militant language:

TUNE IN NOW: https://t.co/b9ZCmv6E0t pic.twitter.com/s0MuYct3N9

— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) April 21, 2023

For those who think, “Well, look at 2022 and Wisconsin in 2023, the GOP cannot win in this environment.” True.

But the assumption is based upon a normal election.

First, the MAGAs believe that they won the last election. They believe that 2024 is their “due” and they do not plan on losing just because they didn’t get enough votes.

Second, Trump has called 2024 the “Final Battle.” From a different Guardian article:

And 2024 is the final battle, it’s going to be the big one. You put me back in the White House, their reign will be over and America will be a free nation once again.”

This is fascist language

We are supposed to have an election in 2028. Why would any election be the “final battle”?

It is because Republicans believe it will be. They are ready to let God rule the nation forever… Trump represents God.

Third. The United States Supreme Court is currently writing its decision in Moore v. Harper which would give state legislatures free control of the electors they send to the Electoral College.

A state legislature, under the 12th Amendment (so the theory goes) can deem the presidential vote advisory and send whomever they want or not send electors.

Above are just three reasons to fear that a fascist theocracy and a guerilla civil war may be near unavoidable.

In the next three years, we could lose a constitution-based democratic republic that amassed more fortune, power, freedom (though deeply flawed), and relative stability.

The Founders would be in tears. The Christaliban is in rapture.

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[email protected], @JasonMiciak, Substack: Dominion Got Paid: But Money Won’t Fix the Damage to Democracy.