Christians have historically stood against an official state religion, especially those of the Baptist tradition, which is my denominational home. Leaving aside the obvious Constitutional issues with this, Christians should oppose the idea of a state religion because it is at odds with what the New Testament teaches about conversion and the nature of the church.
Americans do not want to see the United States declared a Christian country and they do not want to forsake the separation of church and state, a new Pew Research study finds.
A new survey finds a majority of Americans who believe that America is a “city on a hill” chosen by God to receive blessings and be used as an example in the world, also believe in a “replacement” conspiracy theory holding that immigrants are invading the U.S. in an attempt to replace the country's current culture.
Three faith-based advocacy organizations have launched a curriculum aimed at helping churches fight back against Christian nationalism.
Despite the original publishers dropping the God Bless the USA Bible last week, the controversial Bible is still on track to be published.
This week, Zondervan, a Christian publishing group, said that it will not be publishing a “God Bless the USA” Bible that critics say promotes Christian nationalism.
Over 100 Evangelical leaders have signed an open letter condemning "radicalized Christian nationalism."
In an interview with Religion News Service, Pastor David French speaks on the dangers of Christian nationalism and offers some insight on how the nation might begin to heal.
Last Sunday, an article written by Dr. Ed Stetzer and Andrew MacDonald titled, “It’s time we evangelicals have a talk about Christian nationalism", was published in a local Dallas newspaper. In the article, Stetzer and MacDonald describe Christian nationalism as the syncretistic fusion of patriotism and Christianity. This fusion claims that “America enjoys providential favor or blessings above other nations,” a belief which the authors correctly note is unbiblical.
Christians must not abandon the public square just because people say mean things about us.
