White Christian nationalism shaped which authorities Americans trusted during the pandemic

Evidence

But because white Christian nationalism is ultimately about “us” (the good, decent Americans) versus “them” (the outsiders who wish to take what’s rightfully ours), it also shaped who Americans trusted for information during the pandemic. In the same May 2020 survey, we provided a list of entities including Donald Trump, Republicans, Congress, religious communities, scientists, the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and other sources. We then asked respondents how much they trusted each group for information regarding COVID-19. Figure 1.6 shows the predicted percentage of white Americans who trusted experts such as the CDC, medical professionals, or scientists, or Donald Trump “a great deal.” We plot the averages across whites’ adherence to Christian nationalism. — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 134

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: White Christian nationalists blamed Black Americans rather than social conditions for COVID disparities — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 133; White Christian nationalism, not mere distrust, drove evangelical COVID vaccine refusal. — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 142; White Christian nationalism fuses race and faith into one ethno-traditionalist identity — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross: White Christian…, 122 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• White Christian nationalism, not mere distrust, drove evangelical COVID vaccine refusal. #expands (0.90) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 142
• Christian nationalism predicts approval of the Capitol rioters and political violence #corroborates (0.78) — Andrew L. Whitehead, American Idolatry, 219
• White Christian nationalism fuses race and faith into one ethno-traditionalist identity #expands (0.75) — Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry, The Flag and the Cross, 122
• Christian nationalism fuses ethnic, racial, and political hierarchy with religious identity #expands (0.75) — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 66