Although different denominations will set different requirements, what it means to be a Christian often comes back to the Apostles’ Creed. It means believing in the deity of Jesus, his death and resurrection, the Trinity, and the final judgment. It’s…
America’s divide over Christian nationalism is lopsided
The nation is not quite as divided as many Americans have come to believe, said Robert P. Jones, president of Public Religion Research Institute. Jones made the observation during the online release of PRRI’s latest survey on Christian nationalism across…
Doug Wilson Preaches at Pentagon, Compares Services to Day of Pentecost
Controversial Christian Nationalist preacher Doug Wilson stood at a podium inside the Pentagon on Tuesday (Feb. 17) as the guest preacher for the latest monthly Christian worship service held there for leaders of the U.S. military. The Idaho pastor and self-described “paleo-Confederate” preached about…
Religious groups sue to block Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
A diverse coalition of faith groups sued the Trump administration Feb. 9 to challenge the legality and religiously narrow makeup of its Religious Liberty Commission. President Donald Trump established the commission in 2025 by executive order “to defend the religious…
Groups call for boycott of National Prayer Breakfast
When the National Prayer Breakfast takes place in Washington, D.C., Thursday morning, some people of faith will be missing on purpose. And they hope others will join them in boycotting the annual exercise in civil religion. Anticipation that President Donald…
This was worse than them calling me a ‘murderer’
I live and serve as a pastor in Moscow, Idaho, a town that is home to one of the largest and loudest Christian nationalist groups in the country right now. However, despite what you hear on the news, my town…
Danny Kruger: Britain should be ‘confidently Christian’
Reform MP Danny Kruger has spoken of the need for Britain to once more assert itself as a country with a long and rich Christian Heritage.
Joy Reid and Robert P. Jones join forces against Christian nationalism
Two of the nation’s leading opponents of Christian nationalism are joining forces in a new video report designed to call out proponents of the ideology. “We are going to push back on the people who would deport Jesus, who would…
Is it time to retire the term ‘Christian nationalism’?
As if exasperated by a quarrel during Thanksgiving dinner, columnist Michael Sean Winters pleads with whoever will listen: “Can everyone please stop talking about ‘Christian nationalism?’” Writing in the Nov. 21 issue of the National Catholic Reporter, he claims with…
A field guide to ‘accelerationism’: White supremacist groups using violence to spur race war and create social chaos
In my research on right-wing extremism over 30 years, a disturbing pattern has emerged: White supremacists and white nationalists are increasingly willing to use violence targeting critical infrastructure in an effort to destabilize society.
Yoram Hazony is Surprised by Blatant Antisemitism in the MAGA Coalition — But Antisemitism is Second Nature for Nationalists
On November 20, Israeli nationalist Yoram Hazony sat down for an interview with conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to offer an explanation for the rise of antisemitism on the MAGA Right. After Tucker Carlson’s controversial interview with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes on October 27, MAGA…
Christ the Christian Nationalist Sunday?
On Thursday (Nov. 13), the Michigan House of Representatives passed a resolution to officially declare Nov. 23 as “Christ the King Sunday” in the Mitten State. The resolution, which passed without debate on a voice vote that did not seem to draw…