Internet rages as Marjorie Taylor Greene says Founding Fathers would've been deemed Christian nationalists

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took to X (formerly Twitter) on February 23 to attack an MSNBC panel that discussed the beliefs of apparent Christian nationalists supporting former President Donald Trump.

In her post, the Georgia Rep claimed that the Founding Fathers of the country would have been considered followers of the faith-based dogma in the present time, creating an uproar on the Internet.

Marjorie Taylor Greene says the Founding Fathers would be considered 'Christian nationalists' and be present on the 'FBI watch list'

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Greene reshared a post that contained the clip from MSNBC, which showed a panelist saying, "The one thing that unites all, because there are many groups orbiting Trump, the thing that unites them as Christian Nationalists - not Christians, btw ... - is that they believe our rights as American, as all human beings, don't come from any earthly authority."

They added, "They don't come from Congress, they don't come from Supreme Court, they come from God."

"Here @MSNBC helpfully makes it clear their disdain for Christians in America," wrote the X user in his original post.

"She says that if you believe that your rights come from God, you aren’t a Christian, you are a Christian nationalist. Somehow they seem to not mention that our own founding documents make this proclamation, as have most Americans throughout our history. The radical Atheist Globalists are coming to try to crush ordinary American citizens," added the person. 

Quoting the Declaration of Independence, Greene wrote, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

She further remarked, "Our Founding Fathers would’ve been considered Christian Nationalists, and I agree with them! Today, our Founding Fathers would be on an FBI watch list."

Internet reacts to Marjorie Taylor Greene's remarks about the Founding Fathers

Soon after Greene's remarks about the Founding Fathers came to light, netizens didn't hold back from sharing their thoughts regarding the congresswoman's beliefs. 

One said, "A Christianity that rallies around 'America First' does not humanize the life of this world. It is not Christianity," and another noted, "The opening lines of the First Amendment prohibit the government from creating an official religion or favoring one religion (or nonreligion) over another." 

A person expressed, "Alright, let's get this straight: Rep. Greene's claim about the Founding Fathers being proto-Christian Nationalists is not just wrong; it's dangerously misleading. The idea that these historical figures would support an ideology that blurs the line between church and state is a fantasy," before going on to provide a detailed explanation. 

"The founders were trying to escape and prevent the theocracies of the dark ages. None of the founders wanted to impose their religion on others which is a key part of freedom," pointed out someone else as they added an excerpt from Benjamin Franklin's letter to Ezra Stiles regarding his faith. 

An individual noted, "Thomas Jefferson in his 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association. In it, Jefferson declared that when the American people adopted the establishment clause, they built a 'wall of separation between the church and state.'" 

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