https://reformedwiki.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Christian_Nationalism 2026-04-10T06:58:50Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.0 https://reformedwiki.org/index.php?title=Christian_Nationalism&diff=6190&oldid=prev 2025-03-18T23:49:11Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:49, 18 March 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[File:Tyler Merbler-JesusMagaHatPosterAtCapitol.jpg|thumb|227x227px|A placard with Jesus wearing a MAGA hat at the January 6th attacks on the US Capitol]]</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Christian Nationalism''' is a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">political and ideological movement that seeks to merge </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Christianity</ins>]] with <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">national </ins>identity, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">often advocating for </ins>laws and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">policies that reflect </ins>Christian <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">values and traditions. It is based on the belief </ins>that a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">nation—particularly </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">United States or other historically </ins>Christian <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">countries—should be defined by </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">governed according </ins>to Christian <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">principles</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Christian Nationalism''' is a [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">heresy]] which conflates the message of the [[Gospel (disambiguation)|gospel</del>]] with <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the political and cultural identity of a specific nation, asserting that a nation’s </del>identity, laws<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">government should be explicitly shaped by [[Christianity|</del>Christian<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] principles or </del>that a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">particular nation holds a special, divine status in God’s plan. This ideology distorts the universal nature of </del>the Christian <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">faith, which transcends national boundaries, </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">improperly elevates national identity </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a level of theological importance. </del>Christian <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Nationalism often seeks to merge faith with political power, which undermines the gospel’s call for believers to seek first the [[Kingdom of God]] rather than earthly kingdoms. It also risks promoting division, exclusivity, and the potential for idolatry, as it places national loyalty and culture above the teachings of Christ and the unity of the [[Church (Universal Body)|global Church]]</del>.</div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It bares </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">resemblance </del>to [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Islamism</del>]], <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a similar movement within </del>the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">religion </del>of [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Islam</del>]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Key Beliefs and Goals==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Christian Nationalists generally argue that:</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*A country's laws and institutions should reflect Christian morality.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*Christianity is a fundamental part of the nation's identity and heritage.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*Secularism and religious pluralism should be limited in governance.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">*National success and divine favor are linked to Christian faith and adherence to biblical teachings.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Historical and Contemporary Context==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Christian Nationalism has existed in various forms throughout history. In medieval Europe, the concept of </ins>a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Christian nation was tied to the divine right of kings and state churches. In the modern era, it has been associated with movements advocating for public prayer, religious displays in government spaces, and opposition </ins>to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">perceived secular influences.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In the </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wikipedia:United States|United States</ins>]], <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Christian Nationalism has been linked to debates over </ins>the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">separation </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">church and state, culture wars, and political movements emphasizing America’s supposed Christian foundations. Similar movements exist in other countries, such as [[wikipedia:Russia|Russia]], </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">wikipedia:Hungary|Hungary</ins>]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and [[wikipedia:Brazil|Brazil]], where religious identity is intertwined with nationalism.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">==Criticism and Controversy==</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Critics argue that Christian Nationalism undermines religious freedom by favoring one faith over others. It has also been criticized as being linked to authoritarianism, exclusionary policies, and resistance to social change. Some religious leaders oppose Christian Nationalism, claiming it distorts Christian teachings by merging faith with political power</ins>.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bitnami_mediawiki:diff:1.41:old-3146:rev-6190:php=table --> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:16, 12 November 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[File:Tyler Merbler-JesusMagaHatPosterAtCapitol.jpg|thumb|227x227px|A placard with Jesus wearing a MAGA hat at the January 6th attacks on the US Capitol]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''Christian Nationalism''' is a [[heresy]] which conflates the message of the [[Gospel (disambiguation)|gospel]] with the political and cultural identity of a specific nation, asserting that a nation’s identity, laws, and government should be explicitly shaped by [[Christianity|Christian]] principles or that a particular nation holds a special, divine status in God’s plan. This ideology distorts the universal nature of the Christian faith, which transcends national boundaries, and improperly elevates national identity to a level of theological importance. Christian Nationalism often seeks to merge faith with political power, which undermines the gospel’s call for believers to seek first the [[Kingdom of God]] rather than earthly kingdoms. It also risks promoting division, exclusivity, and the potential for idolatry, as it places national loyalty and culture above the teachings of Christ and the unity of the [[Church (Universal Body)|global Church]].</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It bares a resemblance to [[Islamism]], a similar movement within the religion of [[Islam]].</ins></div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key bitnami_mediawiki:diff:1.41:old-2503:rev-3146:php=table --> </table>

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