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    The Alabama Embryo Opinion Is About More Than Christian Nationalism

    An insurgent religious movement is beginning to feel its strength.
    by Stephanie McCrummen Mar 05, 2024 5 minutes
    Justice Tom Parker in 2006
    Source: Jamie Martin / AP

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    Not long before Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker issued an opinion citing the Bible as the basis for declaring that frozen embryos are people, he was a guest on a YouTube show hosted by a self-described prophet named Johnny Enlow. Parker’s appearance on such a program reveals a lot about the rising political power of the country’s fastest-growing Christian movement.

    Over the years, Enlow has written about how “a government can potentially function as a virtual theocracy” if leaders faithfully listen to God. He is a top promoter of the idea that Christians need to assert dominion over “seven mountains” of life—government, business, family, education, media, religion, and the arts. In recent months, he has said that Donald Trump could be justified in calling for “revolution” and interviewed a former

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