American CNs: “We want a Christian nation!” (Samuel Sey exists) The same CNs: “Not like that!” Seems like it never was about Christ, was it? It’s pretty clear that CN is simply pagan nationalism w/ “Christian” blasphemously added to the label.

You make an important point here. The problem is even deeper than that. The whole system of Wolfean Christian nationalism is substantially artificial. The nationalists say they want strong patriarchs of multi-generational families that are rooted across generations in specific locales. And they say they want to defend their local cultures, with an appreciation for heritage. But weirdly, that is rarely what they do (at least online). First, with some exceptions, each nationalist influencer promotes himself as the Abrahamic patriarch of his multi-generational family. Almost never do you see one speak extensively about what HIS father and siblings did. Or what his grandfather did. Given that they preach multi-generational families, it is odd that each influencer's multi-generational family tends to START with him. By and large, they don't even try to follow their father's vocation so far as I can tell. Second, most of the influencers of which I am aware do not seem to live in their birthplaces. They may settle in Ogden or in Jackson County, TN, or some other place, but (with exceptions) they weren't BORN in those places. So much for being rooted across generations. Listening to them online, one will also learn extremely little about the places they live and the cultures already there. One might see them flirt with Vlad the Impaler or with Nazis, but one hardly ever sees them promote mainstream American heroes from their local communities. It's not even clear they know who those heroes are. Even with their politics, there is much that is artificial. They say they want a strong man to organize the nation and demand total loyalty, but they rarely offer such loyalty. Whether it be Biden or Trump, etc., they deem themselves free to criticize, etc. The Wolfean nationalists tend to fail to live according to their own system.

Greta Gerwig on preparing to write Narnia: The Magician's Nephew: "I read or re-read everything Lewis wrote. Then I tried to read everything he read." She also retraced C.S. Lewis's life and steps in Belfast, Cambridge, and Oxford, hoping to better understand the author so that "my instincts would align with his”. Full report: narniaweb.com/2026/10/greta-…

More Ukrainian military confirming that Musk stopped Ukraine's drones mid-flight last night. This was exactly during Russia's massive missile and drone barrage on Kyiv. The US is fully joining Putin's war. From Sergei Flash:

Here’s why I think public executions are ok (done properly) and televised executions are bad. PUBLIC means some contingent of the community can see it and even report about it. Some pictures (carefully done) or artist renderings could be circulated. VIDEO means it will end up on every feed, school children around the world will see it, it will be recirculated, rewatched, unexpectedly and unwantedly seen, memed, taken out of context, cheapened, and used for bloodthirst and not merely justice. Even in Scripture it was only locally viewable and the criminal’s body was required to be taken down quickly. It wasn’t meant for permanent display.

Complementarianism was supposed to settle the question of women in the church. It didn’t. Now, the drift toward egalitarianism and feminism in the church has only accelerated. Some churches say they are complementarian but adopt the posture that “a woman may do anything a non-ordained man may do.” May a woman preach on Mother’s Day “under the authority” of the elders? What about teaching a Sunday school class or leading a small group? May a woman serve as a deacon? What about the growing number of women enrolled in seminaries? Drawing from years of experience helping their own churches navigate these issues, pastors D. @dmichaelclary) and Zachary M. Garris (@ZacharyGarris) argue that mainstream complementarianism was never sturdy enough to hold the line. They wrote this book to give the church something firmer. Coming January 2027 from @Founders_Press. Preorder your copy today for $21.98: founderspress.org/products/n…