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Understanding accused Minnesota shooter Vance Boelter's ties to Christian nationalism

JL;DR SUMMARY Vance Boelter, charged with shooting two Minnesota politicians and seriously injuring others, may have been influenced by Christian nationalist beliefs. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Christian NationalismHomosexualityPolitical ViolenceAbortionTransgender IssuesSeven Mountains MandateVance BoelterNew Apostolic ReformationMinnesota ShootingChrist For The Nations

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Minnesota, United States
"Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old man accused of killing a Minnesota state politician and her husband and grievously injuring another state senator and his wife."
Texas, United States
"But the Religion News Service reported that the alleged shooter was ordained as a minister and attended Christ for the Nations, an unaccredited bible college in Texas connected to Christian nationalism."
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
"including one based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo."

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