Cornology Christian nationalism predicts anti-refugee fears independently of party and ideology.

Evidence

Trump’s continued warnings against refugees, especially those from the Middle East, do not fall on deaf ears. Pairing his promises to restore the cultural and political fortunes of conservative Christians with outright opposition toward cultural outsiders resonates with Ambassadors and Accommodators. Figure 2.3 shows that a greater percentage of Americans in these two groups agree that refugees from the Middle East pose a terrorist threat to the United States. Even when we account for political party and ideology, a host of socio-demographics, and religiosity, the probability of agreeing that refugees from the Middle East pose a terrorism threat increases in lockstep with Christian nationalism. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 240

Categorization

• QUESTION: Would love to see the exact magnitude of the nationalism effect vs the null effect of partisanship in the same model — the relative coefficients would sharpen the claim.
• XREF: connects to: Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of fear of Muslims and atheists — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 742; Christian nationalism predicts abortion opposition independently of religiosity and partisanship — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 249; Christian nationalism predicts outgroup attitudes better than conservatism does — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 72 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalism is the strongest predictor of fear of Muslims and atheists #expands (0.87) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 742
• Christian nationalism predicts outgroup attitudes better than conservatism does #corroborates (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 72
• Christian nationalism predicts abortion opposition independently of religiosity and partisanship #expands (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 249
• Anti-Muslim sentiment operates independently of local political ideology #corroborates (0.75)
• Social dominance orientation strongly predicts nationalism, racism, and conservatism #expands (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 924
• Christian nationalist adherence is primarily political rather than religious #expands (0.72) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 214