Posted on Feb 14, 2023
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey
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https://www.npr.org/2023/02/14/ [login to see] /more-than-half-of-republicans-support-christian-nationalism-according-to-a-new-s
Long seen as a fringe viewpoint, Christian nationalism now has a foothold in American politics, particularly in the Republican Party — according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute.
Researchers found that more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation, either adhering to the ideals of Christian nationalism (21%) or sympathizing with those views (33%).
Robert P. Jones, the president and founder of the nonpartisan PRRI, has been surveying the religious world for many years now. Recently, Jones said his group decided to start asking specifically about Christian nationalism.
"It became clear to us that this term 'Christian nationalism' was being used really across the political spectrum," he said. "So not just on the right but on the left and that it was being written about more by the media."
Long seen as a fringe viewpoint, Christian nationalism now has a foothold in American politics, particularly in the Republican Party — according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institute.
Researchers found that more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation, either adhering to the ideals of Christian nationalism (21%) or sympathizing with those views (33%).
Robert P. Jones, the president and founder of the nonpartisan PRRI, has been surveying the religious world for many years now. Recently, Jones said his group decided to start asking specifically about Christian nationalism.
"It became clear to us that this term 'Christian nationalism' was being used really across the political spectrum," he said. "So not just on the right but on the left and that it was being written about more by the media."
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey
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I am Christian but I would not support Christian nationalism, ever!
Religious freedom is paramount to maintaining other freedoms. In 1842, the Articles of Faith were written in a letter by Joseph Smith Jr.
The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Number 11 states the following:
11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
All people should be able to worship according to their beliefs, whether it be Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Atheisms, Buddhist and so on and so forth. NO ONE should be forced to accept someone else's beliefs. that's Satan's plan!
Religious freedom is paramount to maintaining other freedoms. In 1842, the Articles of Faith were written in a letter by Joseph Smith Jr.
The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Number 11 states the following:
11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
All people should be able to worship according to their beliefs, whether it be Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Atheisms, Buddhist and so on and so forth. NO ONE should be forced to accept someone else's beliefs. that's Satan's plan!
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Back to the topic at hand;
We should all be very afraid of such radical ideology. It threatens our very existence as a Republic.
We should all be very afraid of such radical ideology. It threatens our very existence as a Republic.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
SGT Mary G. - Looks as though some of our conservative friends here on RP would rather ignore the topic. Wonder why?
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SGT Mary G.
Well,MSG Stan Hutchison, I too wonder. It is a hot button issue. I can't blame anyone, liberal or conservative, for not wanting to get in the line of fire. However, the sooner the better, imo, when a problem has clearly developed. Wasn't it a Christian Nationalist Party in Germany that supported Nazi politics?
I also wonder why anyone wants to be silent about legislators calling on their specific religion to try to justify their political choices without comment from other legislators. In effect it seems an effort to promote a battle about tenets of religions with people of different religions or different denominations - a crusade that is declaring war on the free exercise of religion. Instead of engaging in verbal battle the silence of their fellow legislators allows that nonsense.
Happened upon a short article. Josh Klein who wrote this article references and links another article saying it "draws a compelling parallel between the beleaguered state of interwar [WWI - WWII] German democracy and our own" (presumeablly ours currently).
Then he makes it clear he is going to address something that article did not address, saying: "But perhaps we can benefit from a more uncomfortable analysis that begs the question of why Germans lost trust in democratic institutions. And, even more importantly, what institutions they did trust as they fell victim to Nazi seductions. How about, for example, examining the Christian churches?"
Further along he states: "This is not intended as a cheap shot against Christianity. It is important to acknowledge that the relationship between Nazism and German Christianity was not random but rather ideological."
His dissertation was about German conservatism 1930s-1950s
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2021/10/14/josh-klein-can-we-compare
I also wonder why anyone wants to be silent about legislators calling on their specific religion to try to justify their political choices without comment from other legislators. In effect it seems an effort to promote a battle about tenets of religions with people of different religions or different denominations - a crusade that is declaring war on the free exercise of religion. Instead of engaging in verbal battle the silence of their fellow legislators allows that nonsense.
Happened upon a short article. Josh Klein who wrote this article references and links another article saying it "draws a compelling parallel between the beleaguered state of interwar [WWI - WWII] German democracy and our own" (presumeablly ours currently).
Then he makes it clear he is going to address something that article did not address, saying: "But perhaps we can benefit from a more uncomfortable analysis that begs the question of why Germans lost trust in democratic institutions. And, even more importantly, what institutions they did trust as they fell victim to Nazi seductions. How about, for example, examining the Christian churches?"
Further along he states: "This is not intended as a cheap shot against Christianity. It is important to acknowledge that the relationship between Nazism and German Christianity was not random but rather ideological."
His dissertation was about German conservatism 1930s-1950s
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2021/10/14/josh-klein-can-we-compare
Josh Klein: Can we compare America with pre-Hitler Germany? Only if we are willing to examine...
Josh Klein writes that we can compare America with pre-Hitler Germany if we are willing to examine Christian complicity.
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