White Christian nationalism

A label referring to white people who practice Christianity, often describing a form of religious identity intertwined with racial and nationalist politics. In these claims it appears primarily within the compound concept “White Christian nationalism,” an ideology that fuses white racial identity, Christian convictions, and nationalist political goals, such as restricting voting to “worthy” groups and driving right-wing populism.

Claims that use this term

• Black liberation movements embraced Islam as a rebuke to White Christian supremacy.
• White Christian nationalist policy positions lack a biblical basis
• White Christian nationalist beliefs predict perceived anti-white discrimination
• White Christian nationalism drives right-wing populism in America
• White Christian nationalism treats voting as a right limited to worthy groups
• White Christian leaders perform lament that denies reparative demands