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Why is the Department of Homeland Security quoting the Bible on Instagram?

JL;DR SUMMARY The Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. agencies have been incorporating religious imagery and biblical quotes into social media posts to justify and promote actions such as deportations, reflecting a trend of Christian nationalism in the Trump administration. 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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Trump AdministrationSocial MediaChristian NationalismPropagandaChristianityDeportationHomeland SecurityMemesIceMigrant Policies

Places mentioned

California, United States
"Officers gathered in paramilitary gear before a mass deportation effort in California."
Israel
"Israel has been making videos of its military that feel like clips from Marvel movies for years, and using humor and memes to try to build goodwill."
Florida, United States
"A video of Alligator Alcatraz, a new detention facility in Florida, shows chain-link fencing around metal bunk beds, an electric guitar solo playing in the background."

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