“Not just about going viral”: Christians Against Christian Nationalism translates TikTok activism to local politics
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports on a TikTok account aims to counter the claims of Christian nationalism…
Essay: In the US, Christian nationalists have provoked a pluralist resistance
RUTH BRAUNSTEIN, director of the Meanings of Democracy Lab at the University of Connecticut, says, in an article first published on Religion New Service, that those fighting for democracy should be making headlines, too…
In the US, Baptist Joint Committee gains faith and justice centre, grows religious liberty work
United StatesRNS The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty is acquiring the Center for Faith, Justice, and Reconciliation in a move its leaders say will help them broaden efforts to support a more universal range of religious freedoms in the country. The 87-year-old coalition of 15 Baptist denominations, including both predominantly Black and white Baptist […]
Despite ample evidence, Christian nationalism mostly absent from final 6th January report
Washington DC, USRNS Asked by lawmakers earlier this year to describe those who attacked the US Capitol on 6th January, 2021, District of Columbia police officer Daniel Hodges told the US House of Representatives select committee tasked with investigating the insurrection that “it was clear the terrorists perceived themselves to be Christians”. Two members of that same […]
US Christian leaders asked January 6 committee to investigate Christian nationalism
Washington DC, USRNS A group of prominent Christian leaders, including the heads of major denominations, say they submitted a letter earlier this year to the House select committee investigating the 6th January attack on the US Capitol, urging members to examine Christian nationalism and arguing the ideology played a crucial role in the insurrection. Organisers […]
New report details the influence of Christian nationalism in US Capitol attack
RNS A team of scholars, faith leaders and advocates unveiled an exhaustive new report Wednesday that documents in painstaking detail the role Christian nationalism played in the 6th January attack on the US Capitol and calling it an unsettling preview of things to come. Christian nationalism was used to “bolster, justify and intensify the January […]
A new US resource for combatting Christian nationalism sees it as a ‘distortion of the Gospel’
RNS On 6th January, Josh Scott of Nashville’s GracePointe Church watched images of the Capitol insurrection with a rising sense of alarm. The unmistakable Christian elements were hard to miss – “Jesus Saves” signs and flags, a tall wooden cross, the prayer thanking God “for allowing the United States of America to be reborn.” “I […]
More than 500 US evangelicals, other faith leaders condemn religion at insurrection as “heretical”
Washington DC, USRNS More than 500 evangelical pastors and other faith leaders have signed an open letter decrying “radicalized Christian nationalism,” arguing that the religious expressions by insurrectionists during the 6th January attack on the US Capitol are “heretical” and a “perversion of the Christian faith”. The letter, which was organised by several Christian groups, including […]
What next? US Christian leaders offer advice for confronting Christian nationalism
RNS For those who have been tracking Christian nationalism in the United States, the siege of the US Capitol was shocking, but it wasn’t surprising, according to Andrew Whitehead, co-author of the book Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States. It’s clearer than ever that Christian nationalism is a threat to […]
US Christian leaders warn against rise of ‘Christian nationalism’
A group of US-based Christian leaders have warned against the rise of “Christian nationalism” in their country, saying it threatens both their faith and nation. The group, called Christians Against Christian Nationalism, have released a statement stating that “Christian nationalism seeks to merge Christian and American identities, distorting both the Christian faith and America’s constitutional […]