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Troubling data shows many Americans are pining to become a theocracy
This is scary. The concept of christian nationalism involves turning the USA into a theocratic state where Christianity is the approved religion.
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https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/christian-nationalism-report-prri-rcna70193?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma&taid=63ea635969067d0001d4f377&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Christian nationalism — the violent, theocratic belief that the United States is, and must remain, an inherently Christian nation — is all the rage on the political right. (Pun intended.)
Several Republicans have openly embraced Christian nationalism, including Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado; failed Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano; and Ginni Thomas, whose husband, Clarence, sits on the Supreme Court. Even others — such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — have been unique in their giddy celebration of the exclusionary set of beliefs.
Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute released new findings that show how successful these people have been in spreading their oppressive message.
“The rising influence of Christian nationalism in some segments of American politics poses a major threat to the health of our democracy,” the report says. “Increasingly, the major battle lines of the culture war are being drawn between a right animated by a Christian nationalist worldview and Americans who embrace the country’s growing racial and religious diversity.”....
PRRI also provided a racial breakdown to show groups’ varying levels of support. For example, 64% of white evangelical Protestants — the largest percentage of any group — identify as either adherents or sympathizers of Christian nationalism. In this data, we see that Christian nationalism isn’t confined to white people, as 38% of Black Protestants, 43% of Hispanic Protestants and 52% of other nonwhite Protestants say they sympathize or adhere to Christian nationalism.
Needless to say, it’s not a good sign when significant portions of the American population say they'd support or understand converting the United States into a Christian theocracy.
Several Republicans have openly embraced Christian nationalism, including Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado; failed Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano; and Ginni Thomas, whose husband, Clarence, sits on the Supreme Court. Even others — such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — have been unique in their giddy celebration of the exclusionary set of beliefs.
Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute released new findings that show how successful these people have been in spreading their oppressive message.
“The rising influence of Christian nationalism in some segments of American politics poses a major threat to the health of our democracy,” the report says. “Increasingly, the major battle lines of the culture war are being drawn between a right animated by a Christian nationalist worldview and Americans who embrace the country’s growing racial and religious diversity.”....
PRRI also provided a racial breakdown to show groups’ varying levels of support. For example, 64% of white evangelical Protestants — the largest percentage of any group — identify as either adherents or sympathizers of Christian nationalism. In this data, we see that Christian nationalism isn’t confined to white people, as 38% of Black Protestants, 43% of Hispanic Protestants and 52% of other nonwhite Protestants say they sympathize or adhere to Christian nationalism.
Needless to say, it’s not a good sign when significant portions of the American population say they'd support or understand converting the United States into a Christian theocracy.
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Don't forget the typical way to handle data like this is to adjust the weighting of each age group to match real-world demographic distributions.
