Survey finds a third of Americans are Christian nationalists and most are white evangelicals
United StatesRNS A new survey finds that fewer than a third of Americans, or 29 per cent, qualify as Christian nationalists, and of those, two-thirds define themselves as white evangelicals. The survey of 6,212 Americans by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution is the largest yet to gauge the size and scope of Christian […]
Essay: To the Christian nationalists who attacked the Capitol in Jesus’ name
As second anniversary of the US Capitol attack passes, SHANE CLAIBORNE, activist, author and co-director of Red Letter Christians, urges – in an article first published on Religion News Service – Christians not to abuse our Christian love in the pursuit of political power…
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 […]
Brazil at risk of unrest more severe than 6th January US riots, warns elections chief
Brasilia, Brazil Reuters Brazil is at risk of facing a more serious incident than the 6th January, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, said the head of the country’s Electoral Court, Edson Fachin, on Wednesday ahead of the presidential election in October. His remarks follow the latest polls that show Brazil’s far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro, […]
Trump wanted to join Capitol riot, tried to grab limo steering wheel, aide testifies
Washington DC, USReuters Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on 6th January, 2021, when his security detail declined to take him to the US Capitol where his supporters were rioting, a former aide testified on Tuesday. The then-President dismissed concerns that some supporters gathered for his fiery speech outside […]
Storming of the US Capitol: How Christian nationalism paved the way for the 6th January attack
As the January 6 committee hold their first public hearings in the US, JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on how the former US President seemed to frame himself as leading an existential fight against liberal foes, defending America from an attack on the Christian faith…
Updated: As US Capitol attack hearings open, Republican says Trump “lit the flame”
Updated 3.30pm (AEST)Washington DC, USReuters The congressional committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat presented testimony on Thursday showing that close allies – even his daughter – rejected his false claims of voting fraud. The US House of Representatives select committee probing the […]
Essay: January 6 committee must address Christian nationalism
In an article first published on Religion News Service, AMANDA TYLER, lead organiser of Christians Against Christian Nationalism, says the Congress hearings provide an opportunity for the public to see Christian nationalism for what it is…
In the US, scholars, activists brief lawmakers on role of Christian nationalism at insurrection
Washington DC, US RNS Members of the Congressional Freethought Caucus met with a group of scholars and activists last week to review a new report detailing the role Christian nationalism played in the insurrection that took place at the US Capitol on 6th January, 2021. The meeting last Thursday evening was a rare instance of […]
In the US, report finds white supremacist propaganda fell slightly in 2021; anti-Semitic disinformation grew
RNS Dissemination of white supremacist propaganda in the United States fell by five per cent in 2021, while specific anti-Semitic propaganda rose by 27 per cent, a new report by the Anti-Defamation League finds. The report – which collected instances of hate groups distributing or posting fliers, stickers, banners, pamphlets and graffiti – concluded that […]