In this week”s news magazine “The Week” there is an article about Steve Bannon, the chief strategist for the Trump White House.  The closing paragraph of the article begins

What does Bannon propose doing?

Bannon believes the only viable path forward is to overthrow the political establishment, undo globalization and restrict immigration, and create a new system based on Judeo-Christian values and economic nationalism.

As much as I am troubled by Mr. Bannon’s perspective and agenda, I am even more distressed that it can be so easily characterized as being “based on Judeo-Christian values.”

I don’t doubt for a moment that Mr. Bannon believes that what he believes is informed but the Judeo-Christian tradition.  And I don’t doubt that there are a great many others who, saying they support Judeo-Christian values, would agree with Mr. Bannon.  And, as we now live in a post truth world, that fact that they say it is so makes it so.

But I want to state in the strongest possible terms that the values of the current administration broadly, and those expressed by the “chief strategist” in particular have almost no connection to the values expressed in Hebrew and Christian scripture.

Indeed, the final sentences of that paragraph and of the article read…

Bannon doesn’t shy away from his image as a shadowy figure pulling strings. “Darkness is good,” he says. “Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power.”