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Christian nationalism is a type of
religious nationalism that is affiliated with
Christianity. It primarily focuses on the internal politics of society, such as legislating
civil and
criminal laws that reflect their view of Christianity and the role of religion/s in political and social life.
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In countries with a
state church, Christian nationalists seek to preserve the status of a
Christian state by holding an
antidisestablishmentarian position to perpetuate the Church in national politics.
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Christian nationalism supports the presence of
Christian symbols in the public square, and state patronage for the practice and display of religion, such as
Christmas as a national holiday,
school prayer, the exhibition of
nativity scenes during
Christmastide, and the
Christian Cross on
Good Friday.
[5][6] Christian nationalism draws political support from the broader
Christian right, but not exclusively, given the broad support for observing Christmas as a national holiday in many countries.
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United States
The
Christian Liberty Party and the
American Redoubt movement ― both organized and inspired by members of the
Constitution Party ― are early 21st century examples of political tendencies which are rooted in Christian nationalism, with the latter advocating a degree of separatism.
[22][23] The New Columbia Movement is an organization in the United States that identifies as being aligned with Christian nationalism.
[24][25] Christian nationalists believe that the US is meant to be a Christian nation and want to "take back" the US for God.
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Author Bradley Onishi has described this theologically-infused political ideology as a "national renewal project that envisions a pure American body that is heterosexual, white, native-born, that speaks
English as a first language, and that is thoroughly
patriarchal."
[23] Experts say that Christian-associated support for right-wing politicians and social policies, such as legislation which is related to
immigration,
gun control and
poverty is best understood as Christian nationalism, rather than
evangelicalism per se.
[26][28] Some studies of white evangelicals show that, among people who self-identify as evangelical Christians, the more they attend church, the more they pray, and the more they read the
Bible, the less support they have for nationalist (though not socially conservative) policies.
[28] Non-nationalistic evangelicals ideologically agree with Christian nationalists in areas such as gender roles, and sexuality.
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A study which was conducted in May 2022 showed that the strongest base of support for Christian nationalism comes from
Republicans who identify as Evangelical or
born again Christians.
[29][30] Of this demographic group, 78% are in favor of formally declaring that the United States should be a Christian nation, versus only 48% of Republicans overall. Age is also a factor, with over 70% of Republicans from the
Baby Boomer and
Silent Generations supporting the United States officially becoming a Christian nation. According to
Politico, the polling also found that sentiments of
white grievance are highly correlated with Christian nationalism: "White respondents who say that members of their race have faced more discrimination than others are most likely to embrace a Christian America. Roughly 59% of all Americans who say white people have been discriminated against ... favor declaring the U.S. a Christian nation, compared to 38% of all Americans."
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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has referred to herself as a Christian nationalist. Fellow congresswomen
Lauren Boebert and
Mary Miller have also expressed support for Christian nationalism.
[32][33] Politician
Doug Mastriano is a prominent figure in the fundamentalist Christian nationalist movement, and has called the
separation of church and state a myth.
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