Kobes Du Mez also notes that Christian nationalism’s militaristic edge long predated Trump’s assent. More than any other demographic in America, white, evangelical Protestants condone torture, support preemptive war, favor the death penalty, own a gun, and believe citizens should be allowed to carry firearms in most places. The model of Christian manhood that morphed into male authority as headship in so-called “complementarian” marriages glorified a fantasy of combat for Christ, such as MMA for Jesus and the faux-military ALERT Academy.