House Hearing on White Nationalism Missed the Boat on Christian Nationalism
The federal government cannot attack the scourge of hate without understanding the role Christian supremacy plays in white nationalism behavior.
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If You Don’t Have Peace You Don’t Have Jesus, Preacher Tells Georgia House of Representatives
The past couple of weeks have shown the country that, even though the Supreme Court has said prayers are constitutional, government bodies should stop organizing them. They are divisive, intimidating, coercive—and certainly unbecoming in bodies that represent our increasingly pluralistic communities.
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Special Series: Can We Call the New Zealand Terrorist a ‘Christian’ White Nationalist?
In a series of pieces, RD contributors debate whether or not it’s proper and meaningful to label the ideology behind the terrorist attack on a New Zealand mosque “Christian” nationalism or simply “white nationalism.”
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Misdiagnosing Nationalism as ‘Christian’ Exacerbates the Challenges of Islamophobia: A Response to Murali Balaji
Christian nationalism and white nationalism have some common concerns, but they shouldn’t be conflated in their differing narratives and responses to Muslims and other immigrants.
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Whether We Call White Nationalism ‘Christian’ Is All About Who Gets to Define Christianity
The question of the “Christian” nature of Tarrant’s terrorism cannot be answered by appeal to a neutral umpire or standard. Hard as it may be to accept, I do not think a single, uncontested, objective yardstick exists against which to measure the “Christian” character of his act. What is “Christian” is—and always has been—TBD.
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The White Nationalist Fantasy of Ancient Christian-Muslim Conflict Would Get an ‘F’ in History Class
When I first heard the tragic news of the shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New…
Read MoreChristian or Nothing: Buddhist Prisoner to be Executed Without Buddhist Chaplain (Updated)
In the rare instances when courts roll back Christian privilege, the cries of persecution are swift. But parity is not oppression. And the erosion of unwarranted privilege is not persecution; it is the steady march toward equality.
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Penn. Legislator’s Jaw-Dropping Prayer Showcases America’s Christian Nationalism Problem
That a state legislator’s prayer was meant to intimidate non-Christians seems self-evident, but it’s probably less clear to many observers that the prayer is also a symptom of a virulent strain of Christian nationalism.
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White Christian Nationalism May Not Be Religious, But It Is Christian
White Christian nationalism’s foot soldiers don’t necessarily connect their racial resentment with their devotion to the Bible, yet they’re often trying to retake what they presume to be lost: white and Christian dominance.
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The Myth of the ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorist Continues with New Zealand Attack
It makes no difference whether or not Tarrant or Breivik were card-carrying members of racist organizations. They imagined themselves as triumphant warriors in a great social struggle.
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