What Place Did Jesus Have at the Capitol Hill Riot?

Pastors who preached Christian nationalism and Trump’s promise from God are complicit in this violence

Sarah Stankorb
GEN
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9 min readJan 9, 2021

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Supporters of Donald Trump pray outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

It’s not by chance that banners with Jesus’ name flew above this week’s insurrection on Capitol Hill.

On Wednesday, armed domestic terrorists scaled the United States Capitol…

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Sarah Stankorb
GEN
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Sarah Stankorb has published with The Washington Post, Marie Claire, Glamour, O, and The Atlantic (among others). @sarahstankorb www.sarahstankorb.com