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— and to face what the facts tell us about those who have most institutional and economic power in the Catholic church in the US and their role in bringing the nightmare of MAGA to us.

#Trump #StephenMiller #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #immigrants #cruelty #EthnicCleansing #WhiteChristianNationalism
/10

White Catholics wield enormous disproportionate influence in the Trump regime and on the Supreme Court.

There are those who claim that adverting to these facts is racist.
It's precisely the opposite of racist to do so —

#Trump #StephenMiller #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #immigrants #cruelty #EthnicCleansing #WhiteChristianNationalism
/9

White Catholics do not represent the entire US Catholic church by any means. Catholics of color do not dance to the white Catholic tune.

However: institutional and economic power in the US Catholic church is solidly in the hands of white Catholics. A majority of the US Catholic bishops are white Catholics.

#Trump #StephenMiller #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #immigrants #cruelty #EthnicCleansing #WhiteChristianNationalism
/8

So why do some commentators (I'm included) focus on the fact that white Catholics have voted three times in a majority for Trump, and along with white evangelicals, are the only religious group continuing to support the cruelty of the ethnic cleansing agenda of the Trump regime?

#Trump #StephenMiller #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #immigrants #cruelty #EthnicCleansing #WhiteChristianNationalism
/7

PRRI reported this week that white evangelicals and white Catholics stand out from all other religious groups in their support for Trump and Stephen Miller's cruel ethnic cleansing program with mass deportation of immigrants and mass incarceration of immigrants in holding camps.

#Trump #StephenMiller #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #immigrants #cruelty #EthnicCleansing #WhiteChristianNationalism
/6

https://prri.org/research/americans-views-on-immigration-enforcement-ice-and-civil-liberties-in-the-second-trump-administration/

"If American religion were 100 people:

23 Evangelicals
19 Catholics
11 Mainline Protestants
5 Black Prot.
3 Other Christians
2 LDS
2 Jews
2 Other Religion
1 Buddhist
1 Hindu
1 Muslim
19 Nothing in particular
6 Agnostics
5 Atheists"

~ Ryan Burge

#Trump #Iran #war #Christianity #religion #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteCatholics
/5

https://xcancel.com/ryanburge/status/2035900633090281514#m

"This support is driven by Republicans and white Christians, especially white evangelical Protestants and white Cathlics."

For more discussion of the PRRI report, see conversation linked below between Robert P. Jones, Jemar Tisby, Kristin Du Mez, and Diana Butler Bass.

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #deportations #InternmentCamps #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7evrAstwFcM

(continued from /10)

"the construction of concentration camps on U.S. soil, and the increasingly aggressive and violent tactics of ICE. ...

One of the most disturbing findings of the survey was that 41% of Americans favor allowing the government to detain undocumented immigrants in internment camps until they can be deported."

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #deportations #InternmentCamps #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/11

“Over the past year, Americans have witnessed President Trump’s dehumanizing, racist rhetoric toward immigrants and harsh immigration enforcement policies. This survey demonstrates that most Americans want a more humane approach to immigration policy and do not support indiscriminate mass deportation," (continued in /11)

~ Robert P. Jones

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #deportations #InternmentCamps #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/10

https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/my-take-on-prris-new-survey-only

(continued from /6)

"Hispanic Protestants (30%), Jewish Americans (29%), other non-Christian groups (20%), the religiously unaffiliated (20%), Black Protestants (16%), and Hispanic Catholics (16%)."

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #deportations #InternmentCamps #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/7

"Except for white evangelical Protestants (65%) and white Catholics (51%), no other religious group shows majority favorable views toward ICE officers, including white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (42%, down from 61% in September 2025)," (continued in /7)

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #deportations #InternmentCamps #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/6

"White evangelical Protestants (63%) and white Catholics (55%), as well as Christian nationalism Adherents (75%) and Sympathizers (62%), are the only religious groups in which a majority supports detaining immigrants in internment camps."

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #deportations #InternmentCamps #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/5

PRRI has just released results of a major poll re: immigration and ICE. Some takeaways:

"Support for Trump’s handling of immigration has dropped across all partisan and religious groups since last year....

Only white evangelical Protestants (65%) and white Catholics (51%) express majority favorable views of ICE officers."

#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #deportations #InternmentCamps #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/4

https://prri.org/research/americans-views-on-immigration-enforcement-ice-and-civil-liberties-in-the-second-trump-administration/

White Catholics: 52% net approval, 47% net disapproval

Hispanic Catholics: 23% net approval, 76% net disapproval

Besides white Catholics, the only other religious demographic with a positive approval rating for Trump are white evangelical Protestants, with a 69% net approval rating and a 29% net disapproval rating.

There's a huge gap between white Catholics and non-white ones when it comes to how Trump is rated.

#Trump #Catholics #WhiteCatholics #Latinos #WhiteEvangelicals
/10

Note the following interesting breakdowns in Pew Research Center's latest findings about Trump's approval rating, as broken down by religious groupings:

Pew finds that net approval of Trump among US Catholics is 39% and net disapproval 60%.

But break those figures down among white Catholics and Hispanic ones, and an interesting picture emerges:

#Trump #Catholics #WhiteCatholics #Latinos #WhiteEvangelicals
/9

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/01/29/confidence-in-trump-dips-and-fewer-now-say-they-support-his-policies-and-plans/

"It tends to pit the kind of middle class white upper middle class white person is the victim you know, the culture is changing and it's, it's toxic and it's terrible. And we have to fight against this, you know, horrible, evil culture. And it, it, it just, it's like a, it's kind of like a, I call it the rollercoaster paranoia."

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants #FoxNews
/15

"Fox news is kind of a paranoia fear rollercoaster for folks who a lot of them are near the end of their life. They're seniors. They've been retired for years and years and they sit down, they turn it on. And it's this, kind of constant they're coming for you and we'll save you and don't worry."

~ Juliet Jeske

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants #FoxNews
/14

https://www.lincolnsquare.media/p/how-right-wing-media-keeps-us-outraged

"No rejection, no detention, no zip ties or shackles. Jesus, Joseph and Mary immigrated to Egypt. Jesus was an immigrant."

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants
/13

"In this Christmas season, all of us who say we are Christian have to remember that in our faith story, a tyrant King seeks to kill all the babies in his empire out of spite and threat. Jesus’ parents take him to Egypt to keep him alive. They seek refuge and safety and are welcomed their."

~ Jacqui Lewis

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants
/12

https://jacquilewis.substack.com/p/jesus-was-an-immigrant

"White Christians, who are America’s most conservative citizens, hold the most radically right wing views on immigration, per the lates information from the Public Religion Research Institute. ... They would definitely deport baby Jesus."

~ Joy-Ann Reid and Kahlil Greene

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants
/11

https://www.joyannreid.com/p/foxs-jingle-bells-crash-out-kahlil

"We find those Americans who are the strongest adherents to that ideology, about one in 10 Americans, really look very distinct on immigration policy. They're, I think, the most draconian in their views about immigration."

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants
/10

"I think, for me, the biggest takeaway from the [PRRI] survey is that the Trump administration's second term immigration agenda is mobilizing his base, particularly white evangelical Protestants and Christian nationalists, but it's really alienating a lot of other Americans across the board."

~ Melissa Deckman

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants
/9

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-an-unpopular-populist-president

"White Christian groups are the most likely to approve of the job Trump is doing handling immigration, including nearly three in four white evangelical Protestants. A majority of white mainline/non-evangelical Protestants (62%) and white Catholics (59%) also approve of Trump’s job on immigration."

~ PRRI

#Trump #MAGA #immigrants #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #evangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteMainlineProtestants
/8

https://prri.org/research/the-new-immigration-crackdown-where-americans-stand/

"Steve called Jeff 'brother' and 'grasshopper' – a reference to the faithful pupil in the early 70s tv series Kung Fu. Jeff critiqued Steve’s media appearances, comparing his TV look at one point to the priest in The Exorcist.

More importantly, he shared his global contacts and arranged travel and meetings."

~ Nina Burleigh

#Trump #Epstein #pedophiles #SexualAbuse #coverup #SteveBannon #MAGA #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/27

https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/the-last-picture-show

"Bannon’s response outlines the coalition he believes can power the next decade of right-wing politics:

'Populist/Nationalist first.
Conservative Christians (catholic/evangelical) next.
Reverse Alabama.
This coalition staves off ‘Times Up’ for next decade plus.'”

#Trump #Epstein #pedophiles #SexualAbuse #coverup #SteveBannon #MAGA #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics
/26

“Among religious groups, Trump’s favorability is highest among white evangelical Protestants (72%), followed by 55% of white Mainline/non-evangelical Protestants, and 54% of white Catholics. These groups have become more favorable toward Trump since 2016 (61%, 46% and 43%, respectively).”

White US Christians own the Trump presidency, all of its crudities and cruelties.

#PRRI #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteProtestants #WhiteCatholics #Trump #Jews #BlackProtestants #HispanicProtestants
/3

"However, white evangelicals (76%), white Catholics (57%) and white Mainline Protestants (57%) more often approved of the job Trump is doing in the White House.

Trump’s favorability ratings also vary according to the religious affiliation of respondents, the PRRI study explains:"

#PRRI #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteProtestants #WhiteCatholics #Trump #Jews #BlackProtestants #HispanicProtestants
/2

Jeff Brumley comments on what the just-released PRRI American Values Survey tells us:

"When asked about the president’s job performance, Black Protestants (77%), the religiously unaffiliated (77%), members of non-Christian religions (76%), Hispanic Catholics (71%) and Jewish Americans (70%) said Trump is not doing a good job."

#PRRI #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteProtestants #WhiteCatholics #Trump #Jews #BlackProtestants #HispanicProtestants
/1

https://baptistnews.com/article/republicans-increasingly-stand-alone-prri-finds/

I know that giving in lets these folks win. And that they delight in seeing many of us feel defeated; their cruelty feeds on their belief that they dominate. But one grows old and weary….

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteCatholics #cruelty
/6

I'm haunted by these words because I know that if he feels this way and I feel this way, many others do, too, and I wonder what the future can hold for a world in which many of us decide we can no longer make a dent in the cruelty, the corrupt and warped religion feeding it, and the stupidity.

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #evangelicals #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteCatholics #cruelty
/5

David Gushee points to a key finding about the 2024 election:

"White Christian people voted pro-Republican, not just white evangelicals at 82% but white Catholics at 63% and white Protestants overall at 72%. These were worse numbers than I had expected even in my most pessimistic moments."

#Trump #Republicans #WhiteChristians #WhiteChristianNationalists #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #WhiteProtestants

https://davidpgushee.substack.com/p/final-reflections-on-the-lessons