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Tax And Dismantle the Christian Nationalist Stronghold

Keith Lockwood, Ph.D.
3 min readDec 10, 2022

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Christian nationalism is a political ideology that holds that the United States is a Christian nation and that its laws and policies should be based on Christian principles. This ideology is often associated with the belief that the United States should be a Christian theocracy, in which the government is controlled by Christians and the laws are based on Christian religious doctrine.

One critique of Christian nationalism is that it is fundamentally undemocratic. The United States is a secular democracy, in which the government is not supposed to be controlled by any particular religious group. Allowing one religious group, in this case Christians, to have a disproportionate amount of influence over the government would be a violation of the principle of religious neutrality and could lead to discrimination against those of other faiths.

Another critique of Christian nationalism is that it is inherently divisive. By promoting the idea that the United States is a Christian nation, Christian nationalists are implying that non-Christians are somehow lesser or not fully American. This can lead to feelings of exclusion and marginalization among non-Christian Americans, and can contribute to social and political polarization.

Furthermore, some critics argue that Christian nationalism has fascist tendencies. The emphasis on Christian supremacy and the desire to control the government and society based on Christian principles can be seen as similar to the authoritarian and…

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Keith Lockwood, Ph.D.
Keith Lockwood, Ph.D.

Written by Keith Lockwood, Ph.D.

ASL teacher, Teacher of the Deaf, Keith is also a New Jersey based genealogist specializing in British, Irish and Italian genealogy and citizenship reclamation.

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