Swastika in the Sanctuary: Christian Nationalism Exposed
Gary Whittaker
Truth on Trial: The Swastika in the Sanctuary
Part 2 of 7 in the "Truth on Trial" Series from JackRighteous.com
When Faith Bends to Fascism
It didn’t start with death camps. It started in church pews.
In 1933, as Hitler rose to power, a movement called the German Christians (Deutsche Christen) sought to align Protestant Christianity with Nazi ideology. They baptized fascism in the name of Christ—literally. They replaced the cross with the swastika. They edited out the Old Testament. They called for an Aryan Jesus. And many churches went along.
These weren’t just fringe radicals. They were pastors, bishops, seminary heads. Men of the cloth who declared allegiance to Hitler with open arms.
The Nazi regime didn’t have to destroy the Church. It simply co-opted it.
“We are the Evangelical Church and therefore we are also the German Church... We see in Adolf Hitler the instrument of our Lord God.”
—Hermann Gruner, German Christian pastor, 1933
And just like that, Christianity became a cover story for a nationalist purge.
CINO: Christians in Name Only
In both the 1930s and now, we see a dangerous pattern: people who claim Christ but reflect nothing of Him. They weaponize the symbols of Christianity while rejecting the teachings of Jesus.
These are CINO — Christians in Name Only.
CINOs aren’t just confused. They’re committed to a version of faith that serves empire, not Christ. They trade the Beatitudes for borders. They trade the Good Shepherd for the strongman.
Many CINOs today were raised from birth to accept a whitewashed, politicized version of Jesus—a Jesus who blesses empires, shuns the poor, and speaks only in red, white, and blue.
As of 2025, countless pastors have not only abandoned the gospel—they’ve publicly declared their allegiance to Trump, often from the pulpit. They preach nationalism as righteousness. They baptize authoritarianism in scripture.
They are wolves in sheep’s clothing—just as Jesus warned.
CINOs are not just spiritually confused; they are politically dangerous. They provide moral cover for cruelty. They normalize hate speech under the guise of “truth.” They redefine “Christian values” to mean obedience to power, not service to others.
And Project 2025 knows exactly how to use them.
Project 2025 and the New Dominion
The parallels are not vague—they are tactical.
Project 2025 is a strategic initiative to transform the U.S. federal government into a Christian nationalist regime. Its backers include think tanks like The Heritage Foundation and religious networks aligned with Seven Mountains Dominionism—a theology that says Christians must control all “mountains” of society: government, media, education, business, arts, family, and religion.
Sound familiar?
- Replace the cross with the flag
- Redefine the Bible as a nationalist manifesto
- Purge diversity in the name of “biblical values”
- Rewrite school curricula to reflect only approved Christian histories
- Attack LGBTQ+ communities under the guise of family protection
It’s not hypothetical. It’s happening. In statehouses. On school boards. From pulpits.
The German Christians of 1933 swore loyalty to a fascist regime cloaked in Christian language. Today, Project 2025 is executing a similarly strategic campaign: to rewrite theology into political policy. Its leading architects want to implement a “biblical worldview” across all federal agencies—from the Department of Education to Health and Human Services. The stated goal: erase the so-called “secular humanist regime” and replace it with Christian moral law.
The Heritage Foundation’s 920-page playbook does not simply outline policy—it outlines theology.
This is the fusion of church and state by design. And like in Germany, the pastors enabling it are not being silenced—they are being platformed.
🔍 Modern-Day German Christians?
Project 2025 relies on a network of “faith leaders” who echo the very tactics used in Nazi Germany:These aren't fringe pastors. They're keynote speakers at conservative summits and advisers to presidential campaigns.
- Redefining enemies as “degenerates”
- Preaching racial and gender hierarchies as divine
- Swapping the cross for political power
And like in 1930s Germany, the Church is splitting: those who bow to empire, and those who remain faithful to the Kingdom not of this world.
The Confessing Church: Then and Now
Back in Nazi Germany, a small minority of pastors refused to go along. They formed what became known as the Confessing Church—a resistance rooted in scripture, not swastikas.
Leaders like Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer risked—and gave—their lives to preserve the integrity of the gospel.
Today, we need a new Confessing Church.
- Names Christian Nationalism as idolatry
- Defends the oppressed, not the powerful
- Preaches the Sermon on the Mount—not culture war dog whistles
- Rejects CINO politics
- Remembers what happens when churches choose silence
Because this isn’t about partisanship. It’s about witness.
Where Do We Go from Here?
In the next piece, we’ll explore another suppressed truth: that many Jewish leaders opposed the formation of a Jewish state—not out of self-hate, but out of moral clarity. Their voices, like many Christian resistors, were buried to make way for a single story.
And now that story is law.
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