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African Americans support Christian nationalism at the highest rate of any racial group

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African Americans support Christian nationalism at the highest rate of any racial group

Evidence

Among white Americans we find almost equal numbers of Ambassadors, Accommodators, Resisters, and Rejecters. For African Americans, however, a different relationship exists. While each of the four orientations is present, Accommodators are by far the largest group. Sixty-five percent of African Americans are supportive of Christian nationalism, which is the largest proportion of any racial group. Hispanic Americans are evenly split with similar percentages both supporting and opposing Christian nationalism. However, most Hispanic Americans are found in the more moderate groups, Accommodators and Resisters. Overall, we see that the four orientations toward Christian nationalism are represented across racial groups in the United States, with some interesting variation between the different racial groups. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 166

Among white Americans we find almost equal numbers of Ambassadors, Accommodators, Resisters, and Rejecters. For African Americans, however, a different relationship exists. While each of the four orientations is present, Accommodators are by far the largest group. Sixty-five percent of African Americans are supportive of Christian nationalism, which is the largest proportion of any racial group. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 166

Categorization

  • XREF: Resonates with the flexible use of Christian nationalist ideals by African Americans to oppose slavery and Jim Crow mentioned at location 165, and ties to arguments about how marginalized groups wield dominant cultural narratives. — connects to: Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14; Christian nationalism is a flexible ideology used to support and oppose racial injustice alike — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 165; Black conservative Protestants align with white evangelicals on Christian nationalism measures — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 87 (+1 more)
  • QUESTION: Why do Accommodators dominate among African Americans? The book suggests racial-identity prism framing operates differently for oppressed groups.
  • corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 166

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