Religious disaffiliation correlates with rising opposition to Christian nationalism.

Evidence

Combining the Resisters and Rejecters shows that over the last 10 years there has been an eight percent increase in the number of Americans who oppose Christian nationalism to some extent. And while Accommodators are about the same size, the number of Americans who are wholly supportive of Christian nationalism has decreased by almost five percent. It appears that as Americans have moved away from organized religion over the last 10 years, they have begun to make small shifts toward a more oppositional response to Christian nationalism as well. — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 178

Categorization

• XREF: Empirical hinge for testing Cooper’s argument: if the alliance’s support base is secularizing, what keeps the political alliance alive? Opens the elite-vs-mass question. — connects to: Rejecters of Christian nationalism skew highly educated, urban, and affluent — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 122; Religious commitment and Christian nationalism shape opinions in opposite directions — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 101; Christian nationalism is radical, not conservative, and undermines democratic institutions — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 33 (+7 more)
• QUESTION: The correlation is only tentatively asserted (‘it appears’). Worth chasing actual causal evidence linking disaffiliation to Christian-nationalism opposition versus mere period effects.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 178

Broader Connections

• Religious commitment and Christian nationalism shape opinions in opposite directions #corroborates (0.85) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 101
• Christian nationalist claims about America provoke backlash even from devout Christians #corroborates (0.80) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 108
• Christian nationalism is radical, not conservative, and undermines democratic institutions #corroborates (0.75) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 33
• Declining Christian nationalist numbers make their adherents feel threatened and marginalized #expands (0.75) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 45
• Christian nationalism seeks power, not pluralistic cultural influence #corroborates (0.70) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 26