Movement foot soldiers provide strength while leaders supply ideas

Evidence

The widespread misunderstanding of Christian nationalism stems in large part from the failure to distinguish between the leaders of the movement and its followers. The foot soldiers of the movement—the many millions of churchgoers who dutifully cast their votes for the movement’s favored politicians, who populate its marches and flood its coffers with small-dollar donations—are the root source of its political strength. But they are not the source of its ideas. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 34

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Broader Connections

• Movement followers provide strength but not its ideas. #qualifies (0.95) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 34