A far-right Christian nationalist group led by Republican Senate candidate and former January 6 defendant Jake Lang is planning a “Christmas Crusader March” in Plano, Texas, on December 13, 2025, targeting what Lang calls a “Muslim-only epic city” in the Dallas suburbs. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Central Time. Lang and his media allies are promoting it as part of a broader “Crusade” campaign against what they describe as the “Islamification” of American cities. Local Muslim organizations and civil rights advocates warn that the march risks inflaming tensions and repeating the violent scenes seen in Dearborn, Michigan, in November.
‘Christmas Crusade’ Heads to Plano
In posts on Facebook, Instagram, and related video content, Lang urges supporters to join the “CHRISTMAS CRUSADER MARCH” in Plano, describing it as an “Islamic” or “Muslim-only” enclave and framing the rally as a defense of Christian America. Promotional material circulating online claims the Plano event will feature provocative stunts, including a “pot-belly pig dressed up like Mohammad,” language that Muslim advocacy groups have condemned as explicitly Islamophobic and designed to insult core religious beliefs. Blessed News Network and other right-leaning online outlets have amplified the call to attend, portraying the march as a peaceful assertion of free speech and religious liberty.
Community Fears and Rights Concerns
Plano officials have not yet released a detailed public security plan. Still, local Muslim leaders and national advocacy groups say they are monitoring the situation closely and pressing authorities to safeguard mosques, businesses, and residents. The American Center for Justice, which previously criticized Lang’s Dearborn protest as a “deliberate display of Islamophobia,” has warned that similar actions in Texas could again cross the line from protected expression into targeted intimidation of a religious minority. Scholars at Georgetown University’s Bridge Initiative on Islamophobia note that the Plano march fits a broader pattern in which small but obvious groups stage anti-Muslim events near Muslim population centers, often prompting confrontations that generate viral footage and further polarization.
“Attempting to destroy or desecrate a sacred text is less about debate and more about intimidation,” the American Center for Justice said in a statement on Lang’s Dearborn action, adding that law enforcement must respond “with transparency, firmness, and an unwavering commitment to protect all communities equally.”
Dearborn Clash as Immediate Precedent
The planned Texas march comes less than a month after Lang led an anti-Islam rally in Dearborn, Michigan, where he attempted to burn a Quran and was filmed slapping the holy book with bacon before counter-protesters intervened. The Dearborn protest quickly escalated into shoving, shouting, and minor clashes, with local and state officials later stressing that the community “would not be divided” by outside provocations, according to coverage by CBS News Detroit and other outlets. Following that event, Lang announced a $200 million federal lawsuit against Dearborn and its police department, alleging they failed to protect his group from assaults and pepper spray, a claim city officials and many residents dispute.
Lang’s Political Profile and Strategy
Lang, a Florida Republican Senate hopeful who previously served nearly four years in custody on charges linked to the January 6 Capitol attack before receiving a presidential pardon, has recast himself as the head of “Americans Against Islamification.” His protests, including the Dearborn march and the upcoming Plano event, are framed by supporters as part of an “American Crusade,” a branding that analysts say deliberately taps medieval religious imagery to mobilize a segment of the conservative base. Commentators in independent videos and reports have described Lang’s approach as “incendiary,” arguing that the confrontations he seeks are themselves a political tool to raise his profile and rally donors.
“The actions taken by Jake Lang and his group are done so to be incendiary; the reaction that they want is the reaction that they got,” political commentator Sean Fitzgerald said in a recent analysis of the Dearborn clashes on his channel, Actual Justice Warrior.
Rising Islamophobia and Security Data
Civil rights monitors report that Islamophobic incidents have increased in the United States in recent years, with spikes often following high-profile international conflicts or domestic political flashpoints. While comprehensive nationwide figures for 2025 are not yet available, advocacy organizations and researchers cited by Georgetown’s Bridge Initiative note that anti-Muslim harassment and hate crimes have trended upward since the mid-2010s, and that public protests targeting mosques or Muslim neighborhoods frequently precede localized increases in threats and vandalism. Groups like the American Center for Justice argue that events such as Lang’s marches contribute to an atmosphere in which Muslim Americans feel less safe in schools, workplaces, and houses of worship.
What Comes Next in Plano
With several days remaining before the planned Plano march, local authorities face pressure to balance First Amendment protections for demonstrators with their duty to prevent violence and protect targeted communities. Community leaders and national advocacy groups say they will be watching how police handle crowd control, whether counter-protests remain peaceful, and if any attempts are made to desecrate religious symbols, as in Dearborn. Lang, meanwhile, has signaled that the Plano event will not be the last, with supporters already promoting additional anti-Islam marches in other U.S. cities, suggesting that confrontations over religion, identity, and political extremism are likely to persist into 2026.