Evangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress. But never before have they had one so thoroughly embedded in their movement as new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a longtime culture warrior in the courthouse, in the classroom and in Congress.
Religious conservatives cheered Johnson’s election Wednesday, after which he brought his Bible to the rostrum before taking the oath of office. “The Bible is very clear that God is the one that raises up those in authority ... each of you, all of us,” he said.
But Johnson is a bona fide culture warrior, with a resume reading like a roadmap of powerful institutions of the religious right. Johnson served as an attorney with what’s now known as Alliance Defending Freedom, one of the foremost legal advocates of causes valued by many on the religious right. Religious conservatives embraced Johnson as one of their own as they cheered his election as speaker.
Johnson invoked images cherished by Christian conservatives as he ascended to the speakership, pledging “servant leadership,” leading fellow Republicans in a prayer, touting the national motto, “In God We Trust” and highlighting the Declaration of Independence’s statement that humans “are endowed by their Creator” with rights.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Christian right cheers new House speaker, conservative evangelical Mike Johnson, as one of their ownEvangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress.
Read more »
Christian right cheers new House speaker, conservative evangelical Mike Johnson, as one of their ownEvangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress.
Read more »
Mike Johnson is America's most blatantly Christian nationalist House speakerSarah Posner is the author of 'Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency, and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind.'
Read more »
New House Speaker Mike Johnson, a pedigreed evangelical Christian, suggests his election was ordained by GodA look at how his religious views help shape new House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Read more »
House speaker vote live updates: House in session for Rep. Mike Johnson's speaker voteThe House is set to vote Wednesday for a speaker candidate -- the fourth nominee this month. This time it's Rep. Mike Johnson, a hard-liner who won his party's nomination Tuesday night.
Read more »