Nearly half of Americans support Christian nationalism to some degree

Evidence

First, close to half of Americans embrace Christian nationalism to some extent. In our book Taking America Back for God, Sam Perry and I label these folks “Accommodators” and “Ambassadors.” Accommodators, who make up a third of the population, are those Americans who believe Christianity should be a visible part of our public sphere but stop short of saying it should completely dominate all other expressions of religion or secularity. As we write, “Their support [of Christianity] is undeniable, but it is not unequivocal.” Ambassadors, however, completely embrace privileging Christianity throughout American society. They believe the United States was founded on Christian principles and must maintain this identity to prosper. Ambassadors represent about 16 percent of the population. Together, these two groups represent just under half of Americans who support Christian nationalism to varying degrees. — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 160

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the Accommodator/Ambassador two-tier typology distinguishing partial from full support of Christian nationalism.
• XREF: connects to: A quarter of evangelicals oppose Christian nationalism, not all endorse it — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 168; Christian nationalist support exists in every US region and nowhere forms a majority — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 161; Rising public attention to Christian nationalism does not mean it is growing — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 171 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Christian nationalist support exists in every US region and nowhere forms a majority #qualifies (0.82) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 161
• A quarter of evangelicals oppose Christian nationalism, not all endorse it #qualifies (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 168
• Rising public attention to Christian nationalism does not mean it is growing #qualifies (0.74) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 171