Christian Nationalism

“The greatest protection for our church isn’t the right Christians being in power but rather that our government is denied the authority to decide whether my church is sufficiently Christian.” - J.D. Greear

If progressives are going to use the power of the federal government to push their worldview, why shouldn’t Christians take the wheel and use that same power (even expand it further) to enforce a Christian order? … It sounds reasonable. It sounds like a strong defense against cultural decay.

“Some Christian nationalists are calling for a ‘confessional state, ‘establishing Christianity as the national religion that steers the government…. Notice that all state churches are now theologically liberal in the extreme and that all of the ‘confessional states’ of Europe are now secularist to the extreme.” - Veith

“Upholding the Constitution’s religious liberty protections, which also safeguard our own faith, precludes the government targeting Islam for legal discrimination… But insisting on that freedom of conscience does not mean leveling all religions or pretending there is no conflict of belief between Christianity and Islam….It’s not “Christian nationalism” to recognize that fact.” - CToday

“Idaho Pastor Douglas Wilson delivered a brief sermon at the Pentagon and progressive Christian and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico appeared on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ for an interview that never made it to live television.” - C.Leaders

“To understand my view, we must go to the roots of identity politics. Liberal political organizer L.A. Kauffman defines the concept as ‘the belief that identity itself—its elaboration, expression, or affirmation—is and should be a fundamental focus of political work.’” - CToday

“Having explained why I agree with some of the convictions that could be labeled ‘Christian Nationalism,’ and yet why I don’t embrace the term, let me lay out several pertinent questions. These questions can be read as implicit statements… but I also hope they will be read as genuine questions.” - Kevin DeYoung

MAGA Christianity, the traditional Religious Right, the old Religious Left, the Evangelical Left, black Protestantism, Roman Catholic social witness, Anti-MAGA Evangelicals, Christian Realism - Mark Tooley

“A right-wing gathering that was once considered fringe, NatCon now boasts among its alumni Vice President JD Vance and this year featured a number of Trump appointees and allies, including Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director; Kelly Loeffler, director of the Small Business Administration; and Steve Bannon, a longtime podcast host and former chief strategist for President Donald Trump.” -

“The man who oversees the nation’s military reposted a video about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to vote.” - RNS