They drive big trucks, they go mudding and they love their God and guns. They have a smash hit TV series and perform some of the most popular music in the world. “I’m talking, of course, about rednecks,” Steve Turley says.

Rednecks are often celebrated as a staple of American life, but they are also the object of elitist mockery and condescending derision. But what many don’t know is that rednecks have actually become a powerful political force, inspiring millions around the globe to rise up in defense of faith, family and freedom, and change the world like never before. Here’s the rest of the story.