The Cult That Helped Shape Christian America

Ewan Whyte on the Community of Jesus, child abuse, and Christian Nationalism

When U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell self-immolated in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., in February 2024, most Americans knew almost nothing about where he came from. Bushnell grew up inside the Community of Jesus, a Christian Nationalist cult operating openly in Orleans, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. That connection is not incidental. It poin…