Christian Nationalists are transforming a small town in Washington! (just across the river!)

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3. From Oregon Public Broadcasting:

A Christian vision for Battle Ground?

...Welcome to Battle Ground, Washington: A rapidly growing community of roughly 23,000 people, that’s being reshaped by a group of business leaders and a pastor engaged in the “Christian localism” movement.

The driving force behind these changes is Camden Spiller, co-owner and CEO of Maddox Industrial Transformer, far and away Battle Ground’s fastest-growing company.

Spiller and his colleagues at Maddox have spoken openly about purchasing properties and developing land in Battle Ground. During a presentation to the city council last year, a Maddox executive said the company had invested in at least 30 properties in town. Using state and county property records, OPB confirmed that number, identifying more than a dozen corporations controlled by Spiller that have purchased over 30 properties in Battle Ground in the past six years. ..

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/30/battle-ground-purchases-ceo-spiller-maddox-christian-influence/