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AR-15

SOURCE: The Bulwark
5/31/2022

Doug Mastriano and the White Christian Nationalist Cult of the AR-15

by Thomas Lecaque

The Pennsylvania Republican nominee for governor has connections to a church that merges radical Christian nationalism with the trappings of the militia movement and a fetishism of assault rifles.

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AR-15

Doug Mastriano and the White Christian Nationalist Cult of the AR-15

by Thomas Lecaque