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November 7, 2023 House Speaker Mike Johnson on FoxNews Sunday. Mike Johnson (R-LA), the new Mr. Speaker proposed by the Freedom Caucus and anointed by the GOP, is a curiosity to science. He’s composed of anti-matter. Here’s what he’s against—anti-: the LGBTQIA+ community (he says homosexuality should be criminalized; approves of “don’t say gay;” thinks queers brought down the Roman Empire (historians say it was barbarian invaders)), critical race theory, diversity programs, same sex marriage, transgender care, freedom of reproductive choice, requiring military personnel to take Covid vaccines, hunger mitigation and nutrition programs, unions, investigating threats against school boards, Head Start, cannabis, fighting health and election disinformation, climate change mitigation, and a lot of science. He denies Joe Biden won the 2020 election; he’s xenophobic, misogynistic and a hawk on China and immigration. But it’s what he stands for that keeps me awake at night. Mr. Speaker is an evangelical, white Christian nationalist. America’s version Christian nationalism holds that our nation is defined by Christianity and was founded as a “Christian nation.” There should be no separation of church and state. Christianity should inform and guide law-making and governing. Our country should not be defined as a democracy, but, […]