Just Politics25 Sep 2023

It may be nationalism, but you can't call it Christian

Christian nationalism is a term that comes up with increased frequency in U.S. politics. It's a label that tries to sanitize something very ugly: the goal of a society in which only white Christians of a particular ideology enjoy the full privilege of being an American. To unmask this movement, we turn to an ally from another Christian tradition: Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty. Their Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign seeks to educate all people in the United States, but especially Christians, on why Christian nationalism is incompatible with living out the gospel in our society.

Amanda testified before Congress in 2022 about the ways in which Christian nationalism proves cover for white supremacy. Also, find out what people say to Sr. Eilis all the time!

Learn more about Amanda Tyler and Christians Against Christian Nationalism in the links below:

More about Amanda Tyler
https://bjconline.org/amanda-tyler/

Christians Against Christian Nationalism
https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/

The Baptist Joint Committe on Religious Liberty's full report on Christian nationalism and the Jan. 6 insurrection
https://bjconline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Christian_Nationalism_and_the_Jan6_Insurrection-2-9-22.pdf

To learn more about Christian nationalism, register for NETWORK's Oct. 21 event, White Supremacy and American Christianity: A Consistent Ethic of Hate Threatens Our Democracy
https://www.mobilize.us/network/event/580503/

Just Politics is sponsored by the Claretian Missionaries.
https://www.myclaret.org/

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