Christian nationalists may reject the label theocracy while pursuing the same ends
Evidence
Do you think the word theocracy describes your vision of a Christian nation? Why or why not? If not, why do you think “theocracy” is different from your vision of Christian America?
— Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 600
Categorization
QUESTION: Would want to see the actual distribution of how respondents who affirm Christian America explain why their vision is NOT theocracy — that differentiation is where the ideology’s self-understanding lives.
XREF: connects to: Christian nationalist adherence is primarily political rather than religious — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 214; 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; Christian nationalist political theory centers monarchy, not democracy — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 211 (+1 more)