Christian nationalist claims about America provoke backlash even from devout Christians

Evidence

In the weeks leading up to the “Freedom Sunday” service at First Baptist Church, Dallas, on June 24, 2018, senior pastor Robert Jeffress arranged for two billboards advertising the event to be posted on the North Dallas Tollway. While it is certainly not uncommon for churches to hold events like this around Independence Day, what ignited some controversy was his “special message” for the occasion, prominently displayed in all caps: “AMERICA IS A CHRISTIAN NATION.” — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 108

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Live example for the complaints/immodesty piece? Not really. This is more usable as a case study bracket for the broader Christian nationalism argument that parallels Cooper’s ‘two movements, one theology’ treatment of religious-conservative alliance.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 108
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalism shapes even those Americans who reject it — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 96; Religious disaffiliation correlates with rising opposition to Christian nationalism. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 178; The threat to American Christianity may come from within, not without — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 48 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism shapes even those Americans who reject it #expands (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 96