God does not take sides in American politics.

Evidence

Although he’s regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. And in America, disagreement with the policies of the Government is not evidence of lack of patriotism. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 288

Categorization

• DEFINE: Senator Mitchell articulates a mainstream civic-pluralist counterpoint to the evangelical conflation of faith and patriotism that the chapter is documenting.
• XREF: connects to: The kingdom of God needs no national superpower to flourish — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 92