Christian nationalism survey items predict racial attitudes even though they mention no race

Evidence

How do we know this? Remember the indicators we use to measure Christian nationalism say absolutely nothing about race or ethnicity. So, whether someone agrees or disagrees with those statements should tell us very little about their racial attitudes, right? But if you’re a white American, they absolutely do. — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 91

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to race-neutral-proxy findings elsewhere in political science — e.g. how ostensibly colorblind measures (crime, welfare) track racial hostility. — 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; White Christian nationalist beliefs predict perceived anti-white discrimination — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 93; Self-reported religiosity reliably but weakly predicts racial prejudice (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• White Christian nationalist beliefs predict perceived anti-white discrimination #expands (0.85) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 93
• Christian nationalism conflates whiteness with Christian American identity #expands (0.82) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 14
• Christian nationalism predicts outgroup attitudes better than conservatism does #expands (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 72
• White Christian nationalism masks racial anxiety behind religious identity claims #expands (0.80) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 121
• Whiteness alone links Christian nationalist belief to right-wing political mobilization #expands (0.80) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 81
• Christian nationalism independently drives racial intolerance in white Americans #expands (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 98
• Christian nationalism fuses ethnic, racial, and political hierarchy with religious identity #expands (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 66
• Self-reported religiosity reliably but weakly predicts racial prejudice #complicates (0.75)
• Christian nationalism is measured through survey agreement statements #expands (0.72) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 69
• Evangelical Christianity predicts higher symbolic racism among White Americans #corroborates (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2189