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What Christian nationalist pastors in Texas said after midterms

Baptist News Global·Nov 13, 2026 · 2:23 PM CT
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After midterm coverage that included a Texas Monthly headline declaring “The Christian Nationalist Agenda is Dead,” a Baptist News Global writer listened to what well-known Christian nationalist pastors in Texas offered the following Sunday. The sermons varied: some barely mentioned the election, others prophesied decline or resurgence, and all, the writer says, had something to say about progressive Christianity. At Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, a guest preacher skipped the election, while pastor Josh Howerton and colleagues later discussed the results on his podcast.

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