Christian nationalist adherence is primarily political rather than religious

Evidence

Rather, those Americans who adhere most strongly to Christian nationalist ideals have political interests primarily in mind. Religious interests rank second, if they rank at all. Like Jeffress’s sermon suggests, faithfulness to “our Christian country,” in the minds of Ambassadors and many Accommodators, has little to do with personal piety; it is about political influence. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 214

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalism functions as a power grab disguised in religious language, not genuine piety — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 455; Personal religious practice and Christian nationalism predict opposite political attitudes — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 458; Christianity functions for some voters as ethnicity rather than belief system — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 661 (+34 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism functions as a power grab disguised in religious language, not genuine piety #corroborates (0.95) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 455
• Nationalism’s borrowings from religion do not make religion its source #corroborates (0.90) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 946
• Personal religious practice and Christian nationalism predict opposite political attitudes #corroborates (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 458
• For Christian nationalists, family-policy stances serve political boundary-making, not personal morality #corroborates (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 433
• Christianity functions for some voters as ethnicity rather than belief system #expands (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 661