Thread by @cjtackett

Want to know where you fall on the Christian nationalism scale established by @ndrewwhitehead and @socofthesacred in their book Taking America Back For God? Keep reading.

Answer the following 6 questions with:
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Unsure
- Agree
- Strongly Agree

Christian nationalism scale questions (1)
1. The federal government should declare the United States a Christian nation
2. The federal government should advocate Christian values
3. The federal government should enforce strict separation of church and state

Christian nationalism scale questions (2)
4. The federal government should allow the display of religious symbols in public spaces
5. The success of the United States is part of God’s plan
6. The federal government should allow prayer in public schools

Now that you answered the 6 questions above, here is how you score each question.
For questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
0 - Strongly Disagree
1 - Disagree
2 - Unsure
3 - Agree
4 - Strongly Agree

Question 3 (the Separation of Church and State one) is reverse scored, so it is:
4 - Strongly Disagree
3 - Disagree
2 - Unsure
1 - Agree
0 - Strongly Agree

Add up your scores above and see where you landed on the scale:
0 - 5 Rejecter
6 - 11 Resister
12 - 17 Accomodator
18 - 24 Ambassador

What follows are my summations from some of the data @ndrewwhitehead and @socofthesacred lay out in their book. Please go buy Taking America Back For God and read it. There is way more detail than I'm going to drop in this thread.
bookshop.org/books/taking-a…

Rejecters (a zero to 5 score) are 21.5% of the US population and believe there should be no connection between Christianity and politics, that the wall of seperation between church and state is high and impenetrable, or at least is should be

Resisters (6 to 11 score) are 26.6% of the US population and may disagree prayer should be instituted in public schools and believe government should not officially declare the US a Christian nation, but may be undecided on display of religious symbols
They lean to rejecting CN

Accomodators (12 to 17 score) are 32.1% of the US population and are somewhat undecided toward CN, but lean toward accepting it. Generally comfortable with the idea of America’s Christian foundations and amenable to the idea of a society where Christianity is conspicuous.

Ambassadors (18 to 24 score) are 19.8% of the US population and are wholly supportive of Christian nationalism. The 19.8% is across the country on the whole. Where you live, the percentage could be much much higher (looking at myself on that one).

Where you landed on the 6 simple questions at the top of the thread, where your overall score put you, it is the primary predictor on a whole host of other issues.

There isn't a single demographic profile for a Christian nationalist Ambassador...

...but there are common Christian nationalist (CN) ambassador beliefs:
- The Founders were establishing a Christian nation and merely refrained from choosing a specific denomination
- The Founders assumption was that Americans would be “Christian”

Common CN ambassador beliefs (2):
- Our prosperity as a nation is tied to our heritage of obedience to God’s commandments
- The US has a special relationship with God, thus the federal government should formally declare the US a Christian nation and advocate for Christian values

Common CN ambassador beliefs (3):
- Most of the laws in the US, federal and state are founded on Christian principles
- We should return to formal prayers in public schools and the display of religious symbols in public spaces (think the 10 Commandments in courthouses)

Common CN ambassador beliefs (4):
This one is a doozy and what we see as a big time talking point
- First Amendment is intended solely to keep the state out of the church’s business, not to keep religion from influencing politics

The list above are the beliefs that pretty much all Christian nationalist ambassadors believe. How does it translate into action? Keep reading (from on-going studies from @ndrewwhitehead and @socofthesacred)

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (1)
- voted for Donald Trump
- oppose scientists and science education in public schools in favor of creationism
- hold prejudiced views against racial minorities and show favor toward white racists

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (2)
- hold traditional gender attitudes that see women in the home and men leading at work and in politics
- hold views supporting capital punishment and the police “cracking down” on troublemakers

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (3)
- justifying police violence against African Americans
- hold anti-immigration views, expressing strong suspicion toward Hispanic immigrants and Muslims

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (4)
- hold views in opposition to same-sex marriage or civil unions and transgender rights
- have a “victim mentality” characteristic of fascist regimes

The four tweets above this are pulled from this article: "Christian Nationalism Talks Religion, But Walks Fascism"
religioninpublic.blog/2020/02/05/chr…

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (5)
- are more susceptible to conspiracy theories
- are skeptical towards the trustworthiness of doctors
- believe our country relies too much on science over religion

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (6)
- are less likely to support federal intervention to solve collective action problems
- will prioritize individual liberty or the economy rather than protecting the vulnerable

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (7)
- would be less likely to take precautionary steps to protect others from infection
- have anti-vaccine attitudes

Christian nationalism is one of the strongest predictors that Americans (8)
- will question the efficacy and safety of COVID vaccines, believe doctors and drug companies are dishonest about vaccine risks, and it should be up to the individual to choose whether to vaccinate or not

The four tweets above this are pulled from this study, "How Culture Wars Delay Herd Immunity". We see it playing out every day in our communities, on social media, and on the news.
When you hear it, know it is Christian nationalism.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

I posted this the other day, but I think it is the appropriate item to close this thread.

https://twitter.com/cjtackett/status/1429441387305521158?s=20

Just out of curiosity, for those who answered the 6 questions above, where did you land on the scale? Curious to understand where those who see my thread are.

I took a shot at adapting this thread on the Christian Nationalism Scale into a post on Medium to hopefully make it easier to share for those not on Twitter.
cjtackett.medium.com/the-christian-…