Anti-democratic conspiratorial tendencies newly define Christian statism, not religious traditionalism.

Evidence

These anti-democratic and conspiratorial tendencies were never typical aspects of RT or American civil religion, but have now become a central component of CS. The cult of Trump illustrated the extent to which white conservative Christians had come to embrace a state-centric vision of Christian nationhood. — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 57

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to testing whether CN’s QAnon/insurrection association reflects a distinct CS schema rather than general conservatism. — connects to: Christian statism but not religious traditionalism drives religious intolerance. — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 163; Christian nationalism is radical, not conservative, and undermines democratic institutions — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 33; Christian statism predicts anti-immigrant prejudice while religious traditionalism does not. — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 151 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian statism dominates religious traditionalism as an empirical factor across samples. #corroborates (0.90) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 111
• Christian statism but not religious traditionalism drives religious intolerance. #expands (0.88) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 163
• Christian nationalism is radical, not conservative, and undermines democratic institutions #corroborates (0.85) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 33
• Christian statism predicts anti-immigrant prejudice while religious traditionalism does not. #expands (0.84) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 151
• Christian statism may surpass traditionalist religious nationalism #corroborates (0.83) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 226
• Christian Statism pursues exclusive state power over cultural dominance #expands (0.80) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 44
• Scholars conflate Christian nationalism with its statist variant. #qualifies (0.78) — Ruiqian Li and Paul Froese, The Duality of American Christian…, 218
• Christian nationalism is a political ideology, not a religious creed. #qualifies (0.76) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 28
• Christian nationalism is a cultural framework, not a political theology #complicates (0.74)