¶ Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the election and change the country
This source reports that Ziklag, a private network of wealthy Christian donors organized as a 501(c)(3), funded election-focused and culture-war activity while advancing a long-term plan to reshape major sectors of American life according to a biblical worldview.
The article is published by ProPublica and describes an investigation based on internal newsletters, videos, strategy documents, and fundraising material obtained by ProPublica and Documented. It focuses on Ziklag's electoral strategy, donor network, and explicitly Christian long-term political vision.
- The article says Ziklag planned to spend nearly $12 million in 2024 on voter mobilization, voter-roll challenges, and issue-based turnout operations in swing states.
- It describes Ziklag as a confidential network of high-net-worth Christian families whose recipients included Alliance Defending Freedom, Turning Point USA, and other conservative advocacy groups.
- The source ties Ziklag's long-term vision to the Seven Mountain Mandate and to language about taking dominion over major areas of American society.
- It reports that Lance Wallnau was a key adviser and that anti-trans and parental-rights messaging were used as electoral wedge issues.
- Legal experts quoted in the article said Ziklag's 2024 plans tested or may have violated limits on political intervention by 501(c)(3) charities.
- Ziklag
- Lance Wallnau
- Alliance Defending Freedom
- Turning Point USA
- Cleta Mitchell
- Christian nationalism
- Seven Mountain Mandate
- Election integrity activism
- Parental-rights mobilization
- 2018-2022: Ziklag's annual revenue grows rapidly
- 2023: internal strategy discussions lay out 2024 electoral operations
- 2024-07-13: ProPublica article published
- Wealthy donor coordination around Christian political influence
- Strategic use of churches, schools, and culture-war issues for electoral mobilization
- Cross-institution efforts to reshape public life according to a biblical worldview
¶ Evidence limits and open questions
- The article relies on internal material described by ProPublica and Documented rather than a repository-local copy of those underlying documents.
- It supports a strong connection between donor coordination, Seven Mountains language, and electoral activity, but some legal conclusions remain expert opinions rather than adjudicated findings.
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