Understanding Christian Nationalism: Is the Constitution in Trouble?

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The January 6 insurrection showed that forces in America are willing to shatter the Constitution. In order to understand why the insurrection happened, we need to know the history of Christian nationalists in America.

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For over a century and a half, the Klan has been the greatest purveyor of constitutional fiction in America, justifying its terrorism as defending the Constitution. Its main argument has been consistent—God created America and gave white Protestants the power—so God ordained their power through the Constitution. The Klan cites the original Constitution’s Three-Fifths Compromise, Fugitive Slave Clause, and refusal to prohibit slavery until into the future.

Two children wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods stand by Dr. Samuel Green, Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, at an initiation ceremony in Atlanta on July 24, 1948. Christian nationalism is neither Christian nor nationalism. Rather it centers on the belief America was and should be:the promotion of religious supremacy of their own religion over others, even other Christians,the Constitution should implement the Bible.

Where is room for anyone else not made in Hawley’s image? The white Christian nationalist approach excludes any broader consensus or even democratic input. If ideology trumps facts, then “stop the steal” gains currency.

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