Russell Moore’s latest panic about the “Nazification” of American Christianity is a sermon in search of a swastika. His argument—that scattered online trolls and a handful of fringe youth groups somehow signal the rise of a Fourth Reich in the pews—is comical. America’s churches aren’t breeding grounds for fascism. In truth, they’re barely holding on to parishioners.
His crusade began after Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Nick Fuentes, a 27-year-old provocateur who thrives on outrage and retweets. Critics on both the Right and Left called the interview reckless, but it was a logical choice. Fuentes, as Carlson himself noted, is one of the most influential figures for young American men—an audience increasingly disconnected from faith, politics, and traditional media.
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