Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a "Jezebel spirit," using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political scholars.
The concept is inspired by the biblical story of the evil Queen Jezebel, who persecuted prophets and was punished with a horrible death. The word "Jezebel" was used during slavery and throughout U.S. history to describe Black women, casting them as overtly sexual and untrustworthy.
In the context of "Jezebel spirit," the term has sinister co...
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