CBS News did a feature story Wednesday on Lance Wallnau, who the network characterized as the “ring leader” of the Christian nationalist movement.
Wallnau was an early Christian supporter of Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2015, feeling that God showed him he was to be a Cyrus-like leader for our time.
In the Old Testament book of Isaiah, chapter 45, the prophet wrote decades before about the rise of a leader named Cyrus, a Gentile who would free the Jewish people from their Babylonian captivity around 538 B.C.
In 2016, most other evangelical leaders were backing GOP presidential primary candidates like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas or Dr. Ben Carson, but Wallnau saw God’s hand on Trump, who would, in fact, go on to be the 45th president.
CBS’ Major Garrett appeared to take a negative view of Wallnau and those Christians who share his belief that they must be actively involved in the political process.
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CBS News Zeroes on Christian Support for Trump and ‘Ring Leader’ Who Sees Him as God’s Pick
“Under a massive circus tent in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Lance Wallnau is the ring leader preaching Christian nationalism and political activism to a