Christian Nationalism

“Wilson’s Mere Christendom confirms two important ideas… (1) building Christian nations is inherently a postmillennial/paedobaptist project, and (2) forming a robust Christian public theology does not require Christian Nationalism.” - Scott Aniol

“The Oklahoma-based evangelical pastor and businessman Jackson Lahmeyer leads the fledgling Pastors for Trump organization. Lahmeyer told the Guardian it boasts over 7,000 pastors as members” - The Guardian

“Rigney has long been considered controversial for his views on empathy and for his relationship with Idaho pastor Doug Wilson.” - RNS

“White evangelical Protestants are more supportive of Christian nationalism than any other group surveyed. Nearly two-thirds of white evangelical Protestants qualify as either Christian nationalism sympathizers (35%) or adherents (29%).” - PRRI

“The authors noted that faith leaders from across the religious spectrum have condemned religious nationalism — particularly Christian nationalism or white Christian nationalism — in recent years.” - RNS

“ ‘in your hearts revere Christ as Lord’ immediately orders our priorities and asks us to check ourselves for idolatry. Notably Peter is writing to people who believe in Jesus….This includes not only believing in Jesus but also following his word and example in our actions.” - CToday

“John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833) had no confidence that America was, or ever had been, a Christian republic.” - Desiring God

“the committee’s final report, released late on Thursday (Dec. 22), an 845-page document, mentioned Christian nationalism by name exactly once, and only in passing.” - RNS

“The first book was Stephen Wolfe’s The Case for Christian Nationalism. The second was my own, The Religion of American Greatness: What’s Wrong with Christian Nationalism. Our books do not cite each other, yet it is remarkable the degree to which they speak to the same issues from opposite perspectives.” - CToday

“I am not pitting the Bible against reason. I am pitting Wolfe’s application of reason against what I consider the Bible’s own exegetical and redemptive reasoning.” - 9 Marks