it s called christ of the ozarks. christ of the ozarks was the subject of a huge a suspiciously huge fund-raising operation by gerald l.k. smith. he died in 1976, but that statue still stands 1 in arkansas toda. but gerald l.s. smith is about to have another moment in the public eye because what he really wanted to be remembered for, even more than that statue, was a nationwide movement that he tried to build, a movement that he named and that he led and that he promoted tirelessly and that he wanted to outlive him forever. the motive behind the term christian nationalist is easy to define and simple to interpret. we believe that the destiny of america in relationship to its governing authority must be kept in thein hands of our own peopl. we must never be goonchd by aliens. we must keep control of our own money m and our own blood. in other words, we must remain trueor to the declaration of independence. that is nationalism. woe believe that the spiritual symbol of our s
fundraising operation, he died in 1976 but that statue still stands in arkansas today. but he is about to have another moment in the public eye. because what he really wanted to be remembered for, even more than that statue, was a nationwide movement that he tried to build. a movement that he named. and that he led. and that he promoted tirelessly. and that he wanted to outlive him. the motive behind the term christian nationalist is easy to define and simple to interpret. we believe that the destiny of america in relationship to its governing authority must be kept in the hands of our own people. we must never be governed by anyone. we must keep control of our own money and our own blood. in other words, we must remain true to the declaration of independence. that is nationalism. we believe that the spiritual symbol of our statesmanship is the cross, which indeed is the symbol of christianity. we believe that the inspiring dynamic out of which america grew is christianity.
jesse: for two weeks now primetime team has been fighting a war on christmas happening in the tiny town of dedham, massachusetts. it started when a persnickety librarian banned christmas trees in the libraries because they made people feel uncomfortable. good news primetime intervened and the trees are back. the people of dedham massachusetts are very happy with what unfolded. many say it s been an attack on christianity and last night they crowded into the town hall and spoke directly to the library board. watch. i have to ask that you. the christmas tree is a symbol of christianity. if have you any further comment you are welcome to email us. associated with it to others. as a tax paying member of this community, we should all be represented, not just those people. [applause] why do you hate christians so much? this is not about a christmas tree. this is about trying to lead the
aliens. we must keep control of our own money m and our own blood. in other words, we must remain trueor to the declaration of independence. that is nationalism. woe believe that the spiritual symbol of our statesmanship is the cross, which indeed is the symbol of christianity. we believe that the inspiring dynamic out of which america grew is christianity. we believe that there would be no realel america such as we lo and for which we are willing to die if there had been no christianity. thus, when a christian is a nationalist, he becomes necessarily a christian nationalist. a christian nationalist. that was gerald l.k. smith speaking in the 1950s as both sort of a pseudopreacher and a political figure on the american right.l he was the spokesman and the
true to the declaration of independence. that is nationalism. we believe that the spiritual symbol of our statesmanship is the cross, which indeed is the symbol of christianity. we believe that the inspiring dynamic out of which america grew is christianity. we believe that there would be no real america sum as we love and for which we are willing to die if there had been no christianity. this, when a christian is a nationalist, he becomes necessarily a christian nationalist. a christian nationalist. that was gerald l.k. smith speaking in the 1950s. a sort of pseudo printer and a political figure on the american right. he was the spokesman and the founder for this movement that he called christian nationalism. and if that is ringing a bell for you at all, if it feels, despite the, you know, annoying music bed with that speech and