Inside the Christian Nationalist Church Where Proud Boys Go to be Baptized

On a recent Sunday, a man dressed in basketball shorts and a black and yellow T-shirt that read “FIGHT CLUB” was summoned to the front of a hired event space in Pomona, California, and invited to climb into an inflatable bathtub to be baptized.  The baptism, which was streamed on Facebook, was led by Pastor Hansel Orzame, a 44-year-old southern Californian and a self-identified Christian Nationalist who leads “Ekklesia; The Unwoke Church.”  The service was held in the 800-square foot “Wonderwall Space,” which, with its exposed brick and Christmas lights, advertises…

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