Christian nationalism predicts ultra-conservatism mainly for white Americans, not Black or Hispanic

Evidence

In fact, these same patterns hold for most political issues we’ve asked about in our various surveys. Indicators of Christian nationalism (in combination or included separately) are powerful predictors of ultra-conservatism for white Americans, especially on any issues involving race, discrimination, xenophobia, or justice. But they have very little influence on the attitudes of Black Americans. And often little influence on Hispanic Americans too. As noted earlier, whiteness is the hidden link that transforms the deep story of Christian nationalism into a political vision. — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 98

Categorization

• SEED: Angle for an essay: the ‘whiteness is the hidden link’ finding — survey items with zero racial content function as racial proxies only for whites, a clean empirical demonstration of colorblind racism.
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalist zeal indexes commitment to a threatened racial and gender hierarchy — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 45; Christian nationalism fuses ethnic, racial, and political hierarchy with religious identity — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 66; Ideological commitments predict Christian nationalism far more than demographics or party identity — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 71 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity #expands (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14
• White Christian nationalist beliefs predict perceived anti-white discrimination #expands (0.75) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 93
• White Christian nationalism fuses race and faith into one ethno-traditionalist identity #expands (0.72) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 122