# Christian supremacy

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Christian supremacy refers to both the belief that Christianity is superior to other religions and a form of identity politics that asserts that Christians are superior to others and are, therefore, better suited to rule. Christian supremacy overlaps with—and can be considered a core tenet of—Christian nationalism. The New Apostolic Reformation, a dominionist political movement, is described by The Washington Post and scholar Bradley Onishi as promoting Christian supremacy through a mix of hard-right politics and supposed prophecy. Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon of the Southern Poverty Law Center and religion scholar Matthew D. Taylor point to the Seven Mountain Mandate as the plan for Christian dominance and supremacy.

## Discourse

Christian fundamentalism is a major undercurrent and central ideology of Christian supremacy, and it overlaps with theonomy and Dominion theology. Additionally, premillennialism and, to an extent, postmillennialism have been considered influences upon Christian supremacy over their emphases on the end times, especially within the New Apostolic Reformation; its broader relative, the Apostolic-Prophetic Movement; and Evangelicalism, in general. Christian supremacy may coexist with Christian antisemitism and Islamophobia to varying degrees, while homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny maintain a significant presence within Christian supremacist discourses, often through the belief in and promotion of conspiracy theories such as the LGBTQ grooming conspiracy theory and Cultural Marxism. Additionally, sectarianism can arise between denominations of Christianity as they vie for supremacy.
Christian supremacy often intersects with other forms of supremacy, such as White supremacy, and as a result, various White Christian supremacist groups exist, such as the Ku Klux Klan and Christian Identity. Scholars such as Jenny L. Small and others have highlighted the fact that Christian supremacy is related to Christian privilege and Christian hegemony, which is characterized as a system of interlocking discourses that privileges Christians and marginalizes non-Christians, thus assuming the universalization of Christian values. Christian hegemony and privileges are deeply embedded in Western societies, which sustain Christian supremacy. Even when religious plurality is formally acknowledged, the entrenchment of Christian values serves to obscure and sustain Christian privilege.

## In the United States

Christian supremacy was used as one justification for stealing lands from Native Americans and enslaving Africans around the founding of the United States.
In the 1930's, Father Coughlin believed in and hoped to promote Christian supremacy by recruiting a militia he called the Christian Front.
Erik Prince of the mercenary company Blackwater was accused of being a Christian supremacist and deploying Christian supremacists to Iraq that he hoped would murder Iraqis. The company used large amounts of imagery from the Crusades.
The growing role of Christian supremacy in the GOP since Donald Trump's election in 2016 has drawn concern from leaders of other faiths. Al Sharpton and Doug Pagitt both called for Christians to reject Christian supremacy ideas promoted by Trump in 2020.
The storming of the US Capitol following the fallout of false accusations of electoral fraud was partially motivated by Christian nationalism which was undergirded by notions of Christian supremacy with many rioters flying the Appeal to heaven flag and extensive use of Christian imagery albeit with heavy use of militarized themes.
In 2021, NBC published an article outlining how some Asian American Christians felt discrimination within their churches, citing professors Lucas Kwong and K. Christine Pae on the connections between white supremacy and Christian supremacy.
Kristin Kobes Du Mez described Mike Johnson as believing in Christian supremacy.
Dutch Sheets has promoted the belief of Christian supremacy.
Ziklag was described by Matthew D. Taylor as a Christian supremacist organization working to ensure the election of Donald Trump in 2024.