Religious commitment and Christian nationalism shape opinions in opposite directions

Evidence

A commitment to Christian nationalism is not in any way similar to “religious commitment” as sociologists often conceptualize it. This is not merely semantics. In fact, we will show that Christian nationalism often influences Americans’ opinions and behaviors in the exact opposite direction than traditional religious commitment does. … Thus, while Christian nationalism is a significant part of American Christianity, the two are not one and the same. Where Christian nationalists seek to defend particular group boundaries and privileges using Christian language, other religious Americans and fellow Christians who reject Christian nationalism tend to oppose such boundaries and privileges. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 101

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the recurring scholarly and popular conflation of religious observance with nationalist ideology; connects to vault thinking on how moral frameworks surface (or invert) depending on the load-bearing commitment. — connects to: Full Christian nationalist support correlates linearly with higher religiosity — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 156; Religious disaffiliation correlates with rising opposition to Christian nationalism. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 178; Christian nationalism, not evangelical identity, drives conservative support for Trump — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 90 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Personal religious practice and Christian nationalism predict opposite political attitudes #corroborates (0.95) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 458