Comment on What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

By ISABELLA VOLMERT and MICHELLE R. SMITH 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.