Throughout his decades of public life—working for the Republican Party, forming alliances with powerful politicians, becoming a darling of Fox News, launching a small propaganda empire, preaching at churches like First Baptist Dallas, carving out a niche as the American right’s chosen peddler of nostalgic alternative facts—Barton had never been shy about his ultimate aims. He is an avowed Christian nationalist who favors theocratic rule; moreover, he is a so-called Dominionist, someone who believes Christians should control not only the government but also the media, the education system, and
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