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From its beginnings, the Christian nationalist movement has endorsed American exceptionalism, the idea that the U.S.

Our first responsibility is to address that version which poses the primary threat within our own nation.įrom the foundation of the United States, Christian nationalism has traditionally employed images that advocate an idealized view of the nation’s identity and mission, while deliberately ignoring those persons who have been excluded, exploited, and persecuted, such as Native Americans, enslaved African Americans and their descendants, and a cascading procession of others, including, e.g., the Irish in the 1840s-50s, Chinese in the 1880s, Italians in the early 1900s, Jews in the 1930s, and Muslims in the 2000s and following. The dangers posed by religious nationalisms in other parts of the world are also of concern, but examining them is beyond the scope of this statement. The contemporary ideology, Christian nationalism, is of great concern to the members of the National Council of Churches and, indeed, to all Americans who are committed to justice and peace.Ĭhristian nationalism is one form of religious nationalism.