1. These Christianists terrify me. They’re so sure of themselves. Riding a powerful wave of righteousness, fueled by fear and utterly lacking in self-doubt, they proclaim their truth to the cheering crowds and take the ego rush it gives them as evidence that God is firmly on their side. He has a plan.
The rise in "Christian nationalism" is largely in response to hatred of wokeism. People are too invested in red vs blue political sports teams to not get agitated about the most repulsive aspects of one of the sides.
Transgender kids and drag queen story time are repulsive and lite a fire in these people. This stuff is what motivates NatCon rather than a genuine desire to model the government after biblical principles. Often ignored these days is Christian socialism which is alive and well in Latin America and Africa. Any Christian nationalist should read Leviticus 25, then Luke 4:1 and explain how Jesus was not a socialist. It's insane that Christians in America are mostly right wing. It makes no sense.
The roots of Christian Nationalism go much deeper than the current rage about wokeism, although that is clearly motivating of the current activists. There's always been an authoritarian thread in many of the Christian denominations. And there's enough ambiguity in the scriptures to enable people to create whatever Jesus they want.
The rise in "Christian nationalism" is largely in response to hatred of wokeism. People are too invested in red vs blue political sports teams to not get agitated about the most repulsive aspects of one of the sides.
Transgender kids and drag queen story time are repulsive and lite a fire in these people. This stuff is what motivates NatCon rather than a genuine desire to model the government after biblical principles. Often ignored these days is Christian socialism which is alive and well in Latin America and Africa. Any Christian nationalist should read Leviticus 25, then Luke 4:1 and explain how Jesus was not a socialist. It's insane that Christians in America are mostly right wing. It makes no sense.
The roots of Christian Nationalism go much deeper than the current rage about wokeism, although that is clearly motivating of the current activists. There's always been an authoritarian thread in many of the Christian denominations. And there's enough ambiguity in the scriptures to enable people to create whatever Jesus they want.