Goofy convoy on Texas border shows MAGA movement one long con

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4. Pro-Migrant Pastors on a Bus Meet 'God's Army' Convoy

FEBRUARY 5, 2024AUTHOR: FIONA ANDRÉ

... Doug Pagitt, a Minnesota pastor who runs the anti-Christian Nationalism organization Vote Common Good, hoped to meet the drivers and engage with them in Quemado. “We’re just going to be around and try to humanize the situation. And not have it be primarily about the disagreement,” he said.

Pagitt said he learned about the campaign last weekend and decided to head south on his organization’s bus, decorated with blue banners that say “Confronting Christian Nationalism for the common good” on one side and “Faith, Hope, and Love supporting democracy for all” on the other.

Vote Common Good’s bus, which started in Minnesota, has stopped in Michigan and Missouri, where it was joined by other faith leaders. Having arrived in Eagle Pass on Friday, they met for a prayer service at the Children’s Ranch on Saturday with groups of locals who help migrants crossing the border.

Pagitt, whose organization has worked to counter the rise of extremist Christian Nationalists since 2018, said God’s Army differs from “old-school Christian Nationalists,” calling them “a variance to the Christian Nationalism disease, that is particular to the time that we live in.” He characterized their mission as “a very fringe view” ...

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