Friday, February 24, 2023

Amanda Tyler testifies before Congress against Christian nationalism – Baptist News Global

"Christian nationalism is a political ideology and cultural framework that seeks to fuse American and Christian identities. It suggests that 'real' Americans are Christians and that 'true' Christians hold a particular set of political beliefs."...

But the Christianity presented by the movement is more of an "ethno-identity" than a religion, she said. "Opposition to Christian nationalism is not opposition to Christianity, and a growing number of Christians feel a religious imperative to stand against Christian nationalism. Christian nationalism uses the language, symbols and imagery of Christianity — in fact, it may look and sound like Christianity to the casual observer. However, closer examination reveals that it uses the veneer of Christianity to point not to Jesus the Christ but to a political figure, party or ideology."…


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