Posted on 04/06/2019 6:13:26 PM PDT by EdnaMode
As 2016’s election wound down, political scientists scrambled to understand which issue pushed President Donald Trump over the finish line.
And while research showed economic dissatisfaction and prejudice toward immigrants and minorities to be a strong indicator of support for Trump, one study found that the best way to determine vote choice in 2016 was by gauging adherence to Christian nationalist ideology.
“Christian nationalism,” or the belief that the country is or should be a Christian nation that can often include social and political campaigns supposedly aimed at maintaining or reverting back to that status, is not a new phenomenon, but the fervor among its adherents grows stronger amid the United States’ shift toward a more diverse and secular country. A March 22-24 Morning Consult poll finds that nearly half of the voting public views that ideology as an important or critical threat to the vital interests of the country within the next 10 years.
Rachel Laser, president of the nonpartisan Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which opposes religion dictating public policy, said Christian nationalism is a threat because it takes up “efforts to restrict the space for religious pluralism in the country and give special privileges to a narrow segment of white Christians in America.”
“There is a strong movement to preserve white Christian power in America right now, and a real feeling of fragility about the changing demographics of America,” she said.
Many experts say conservative leaders have — to varying degrees — embraced sentiments that run contrary to the Constitution’s call for separation of church and state, from the insistence on saying “Merry Christmas” to Trump’s campaign call for a ban on Muslims entering the country.
(Excerpt) Read more at morningconsult.com ...
To whom are Christians a threat?
And everyone is a nationalist...unless they hate America.
When the Lord gets a hold of them . . .they’ll wish they had expressed a different opinion. This country is going down fast. . . .thanks to the lukewarm Church.
Instead of “some experts say” this opinionist writes “many experts say.” Name them or forget it.
Johanna Placenta is an idiot.
The country was founeed on Judeo-Christian beliefs. Just ask the Founders they will tell you.
Oh, never mind, some of them owned slaves.
Sheesh.
5.56mm
Whatever. Leftist pukes are ruining the nation.
I think it’s been going up since Trump’s in.
He is making lot of changes.
Someday, in the not-to-distant future, something will have to be done to eradicate the hateful treasonous bastards who are gaining almost total control of our society...
Few of them could even define “Christian Nationalism” - it is shorthand for “white skin.” With the relentless inculcation of anti-white attitudes into our young people by the educational establishment, I’m surprised it isn’t even higher than 50%.
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Please give me one good reason I should read beyond this lie. This propaganda piece is a waste of time and space.
The President is definitely doing his part to help us not hit rock bottom. . .but you have to admit perversion in this country is at an all time high.
“Rachel Laser, president of the nonpartisan Americans United for Separation of Church and State”
Any article/poll that cites this Creepy Barry Lynn group, is bound to be Anti-Christian and a hit piece on evangelical Christians.
I like it!
Rachel Laser, a neo-Nazi and president of the Christian-hating Americans United for Separation of Church and State...
Fixed it.
Ain't it funny that Black Fundies and Hispanic sixteenth century inquisitionist folk Catholics somehow are never perceived as sources of "chrstian naationalism?"
The country was founded on Christian beliefs and morality. Even the Deists believed in the morality brought by Christianity. “Judeo-Christian” didn’t exist as a term at that time. That’s a neologism that has gained popularity post WWII. It used to mean Jews who converted to Christianity.
Bump
Rachel Laser ... I’m thinking she might not be all that welcome amongst the neo-nazis.
Wait till they can no longer ignore The Muslim Nationalism that is Sharia that the Left keeps importing with all these “refugees”.
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