The January 6, 2021 insurrection should have been the end of the MAGA movement. Trump lost the 2020 election, and the concerted attempt to overturn the results of that election (which he has never conceded) was an assault on the foundational principles of the United States of America. Trump pardoning the violent insurrectionists made a mockery of the American justice system. Furthermore, the insurrectionists' use of Christian symbols and language was an embarrassment to the gospel of Jesus Christ and a revelation of the true nature of Christian nationalism. Just an utterly shameful chapter in American history, and it’s only gotten worse. The gospel itself, of course, will be just fine. I can’t say the same for the nation or its churches. USA Christians have largely forsaken the Kingdom of God by confusing it with political power and cultural domination in the USA. In doing so, they have helped put some of the very worst leaders this country has ever known in power, at the expense of the poor and powerless. We have sown the wind, and we will continue to reap the whirlwind.