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Chuck DarwinInside <a href="https://c.im/tags/Ziklag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ziklag</a>, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ziklag-secret-christian-charity-2024-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ziklag-secret-christian-charity-2024-election</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Christian</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nationalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalists</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kirk</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Montgomery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Montgomery</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Barton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Barton</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Green</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dallas</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/McEwen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McEwen</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wommack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wommack</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wallnau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wallnau</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Boebert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boebert</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Guandolo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guandolo</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Green</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Joyner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Joyner</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gohmert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gohmert</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bannon</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Conway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conway</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Alexander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alexander</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kirk</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thomas</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mitchell</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dallas</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Perkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perkins</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reed</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Flynn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flynn</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Perkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perkins</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reed</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Plaats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plaats</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dobson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dobson</a>

Chuck DarwinYear in and year out, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Christian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Christian</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nationalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nationalists</a> strategize and organize via a seemingly never-ending stream of conferences, trainings, and other offerings conducted or provided by influential Christian political nonprofits such as:♦️Turning Point USA (TPUSA), an extremist student group co-founded by Charlie <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kirk</a> and Bill <a href="https://c.im/tags/Montgomery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Montgomery</a>, who died of COVID-19 complications. TPUSA’s specialty is training students to harass “liberal” professors and public school boards. It partners with far right propagandist Jack Posobiec, who is infamous for his viral propaganda campaigns, including the “groomers” campaign launched against Disney after it withdrew support for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.  Kirk hopes to open his own network of private Christian academies across the country. ♦️Wallbuilders, a nonprofit founded by pseudo-historian David <a href="https://c.im/tags/Barton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Barton</a>, a leading opponentof the separation between church and state. Barton–who offers “biblical citizenship training” with ♦️Patriot Academy founder Rick <a href="https://c.im/tags/Green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Green</a>–also promotes the militant “black robe regiment” movement and wrote a book about it. ♦️United in Purpose (UIP), a Christian data targeting firm founded by convicted embezzler Bill <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dallas</a>. UIP’s board has included David Barton and former congressman Bob <a href="https://c.im/tags/McEwen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McEwen</a>. UIP was involved in a massive voter data breach in 2015, as we previously reported. In or around 2020, UIP formed a group called♦️ Ziklag, which pairs wealthy Christian donors with Christian political projects and organizations. UIP also launched a website called EveryLegalVote.com, which promoted “Stop the Steal” rallies and related “action items,” although UIP’s name was removed from the website soon after it launched. (Image via @visionsurreal.) ♦️Truth and Liberty Coalition, which focuses on taking over public school boards in Colorado and beyond. The nonprofit is led by Andrew <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wommack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wommack</a> who owns the Charis Bible College franchise and has said that members of the LGBTQ community should wear warning labels on their foreheads. Truth and Liberty’s board of directors includes Wallbuilders founder David Barton and NAR leader Lance <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wallnau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wallnau</a>, who has said that we must “destroy the public education system before it destroys America,” as reported in Elle Hardy’s book 🔹Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity is Taking Over the World. 🔹Truth and Liberty’s website includes a list of “influencers” that includes Rep. Lauren <a href="https://c.im/tags/Boebert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Boebert</a> (R-CO).  Truth and Liberty has worked with John <a href="https://c.im/tags/Guandolo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Guandolo</a> of Understanding the Threat. Guandolo is a disgraced former FBI agent and anti-Muslim activist.  As first reported by Right Wing Watch, Guandalo “has begun offering training sessions for right-wing citizens on how to take over their towns, arrest their mayors, and destroy the lives of anyone who objects by publicly humiliating them, getting them fired…, and forcing them to move.” ♦️Patriot Academy founded by Rick <a href="https://c.im/tags/Green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Green</a>. The organization partners with David Barton (of Wallbuilders) in providing “biblical citizenship training.”♦️The Oak Initiative founded by Rick <a href="https://c.im/tags/Joyner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Joyner</a> who advocated a military coup against Obama in 2013 or 2014. Rep. Louie <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gohmert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gohmert</a> (R-TX) attended one of their summits virtually in 2015. NAR leaders Lance Wallnau and Cindy Jacobs are on the board. ♦️The Council for National Policy, a secretive umbrella and strategy group for billionaires and the leaders of most prominent Christian Right organizations. Steve <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bannon</a>, KellyAnne <a href="https://c.im/tags/Conway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Conway</a>, Ali <a href="https://c.im/tags/Alexander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alexander</a>, Charlie <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kirk</a>, Ginni <a href="https://c.im/tags/Thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Thomas</a>, Cleta <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mitchell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mitchell</a>, Bill <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dallas</a>, Tony <a href="https://c.im/tags/Perkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perkins</a>, and Ralph <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reed</a> have all been members. Michael <a href="https://c.im/tags/Flynn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Flynn</a> has been involved with them too.♦️The Family Research Council founded by Tony <a href="https://c.im/tags/Perkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perkins</a>, which hosts the influential 🔸Pray Vote Stand Summit 🔸(previously the Values Voter Summit) and a pastors roundtable called 🔸“Watchmen on the Wall.”♦️The Faith and Freedom Coalition (FFC) founded by Ralph <a href="https://c.im/tags/Reed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Reed</a>. FFC’s website says that FFC knocked on more than 8 million doors before the midterm election and held its annual 🔸Road to Majority Policy🔸 conference in June this year. Its website says the conference “equips attendees with the knowledge and connections they need to drive engagement and voter turnout. The June 2022 gathering accelerated conservatives further down the road to majority ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.”♦️The Family Leader, which held a Family Leadership summit in July this year. Its president and CEO is Bob Vander <a href="https://c.im/tags/Plaats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plaats</a>. Its website called its annual summit the “Midwest’s biggest gathering of Christians seeking cultural transformation in the family, church, government and more.” ♦️Focus on the Family, the ♦️Family Institute, and the ♦️Dobson Policy Center founded by James <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dobson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dobson</a>. Focus on the Family has offices and partnerships around the world. Focus on the Family and Family Research Center helped craft and promote the bill that recently made Arkansas the first state to ban gender-affirming care for minors, <a href="https://buckscountybeacon.com/2022/11/qa-with-jennifer-cohn-a-christian-nationalism-post-election-debriefing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://buckscountybeacon.com/2022/11/qa-with-jennifer-cohn-a-christian-nationalism-post-election-debriefing/</a>

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