Doug Wilson and Al Mohler have not always had a publicly amiable relationship, albeit the distance was onesided. In 2022, Doug Wilson’s Canon Press would advertise having some Al Mohler content on their platform. Doug Wilson’s move was done at a time when Mohler’s contribution to the rise of Critical Race Theory in the Southern Baptist Convention was drawing scrutiny. Mohler was prominently featured in the Enemies Within The Church documentary.
However, Al Mohler has shifted his posture towards a more orthodox stance. He renounced his previous belief in sexual orientation. He has openly been favorable to Christian Nationalism. He was a key voice in opposing female pastors in the SBC and survived a feminist struggle session as well. However, his lack of public repentance on the Critical Race Theory issue leaves many Baptists skeptical of trusting him.
Doug Wilson has not always seen eye to eye with Christian Nationalists, particularly because he accuses Christians of envying Modern Jews. But Doug Wilson and Al Mohler would be the standard bearers for Christian Nationalism at NatCon4, a nationalism conference that featured global speakers.
The handshake between Wilson and Mohler set the tone for an amicable discussion despite prior attempts of Mohler to distance himself from Moscow, Idaho. It also sent the message that Doug Wilson is a friend of Baptists.
I want to maximize the Christian commitments of the state. I call that “acknowledgment.” I’m not claiming that every citizen will be a confessing Christian, but that does not mean they are not obligated to the acknowledgment of the Christian structure of this civilization.
Al Mohler at NatCon4
NatCon also posted a Doug Wilson highlight where he spoke about the need for the state to recognize God above itself or else “If there is no God above the lunatic state, then the lunatic state is God.”
Subverting Christian Nationalism?
Yoram Harzoni, a Jew who is involved with Nat Con and the host of the panel discussion, asked Wilson and Mohler about the place that Jews, Muslims, and Hindus would have when a government maximalizes its Christian commitments.
Doug Wilson promptly answers, “In an ideal Christian republic, Jews would be more welcome than they currently are here.”
Jews are already welcomed in America, so how they would feel more welcomed in an overtly Christianized culture is unclear and self-contradictory.
Al Mohler’s answer is even worse as he imposes a Christian duty to protect Jews.
For instance, among my tribe, so to speak, theologically, it would be seen as a matter of absolute devine responsibility to be fully respectful of the Jewsih people, fully protective, and have the Jewsih people fully integrated in the entire project.
Al Mohler did not extent the same preferential treatment to Hindus and Muslims.
I think when you aksed the question, though, you broadened it and said Hindus and Muslims and others. I don’t think a nation can survive without theological committments.
Al Mohler is not advocating Christian Nationalism but a Judeo-Christian Nationalism at this moment which is a subversion of what Christian Nationalists believe and a partiality extended to one false religion without proper justification. Doug Wilson agreed with all that Mohler said, despite the fact it was legalistic and operated under heretical assumptions such as Christians and Modern Jews worshipping the same God.
Final Thoughts
The optics of this event matter more than the substance of the event simply because it will meaningfully get more Baptists on board with Christian Nationalism. But their subversive element to be liked by the world is a danger if left unchecked. Doug Wilson and Al Mohler have both proven that, at best, they are onboarding content for Christian Nationalism for normies and not genuine representatives of the movement.
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Ugh. Really? Doesn’t anyone pay any attention? ‘Jews’ make up nearly all (if not all) high rank government officials, advisors, committee members, etc. the ‘jews’ of today are not the Biblical Jews. We should not be allowing them into any position of authority or decision making at all. Nearly every single federal senator and president, state governor has to have the blessing of the Jews. I would say all, but I’ll leave room for one or two that I missed. They nearly all have dual citizenship with Israel. They nearly all have to go to the wailing wall and try to resurrect Ba’al, Nimrod, etc and vow full support and submission to the Jewish lobby. They all violate the Constitution every moment they are in their positions.