NEW @SF_Journal study! Emerson & Smith (2000) argued "evangelical religion" divided Black & White Americans on racial inequality. We show it's more accurate to say white #ChristianNationalism explains the gap. 1/ @ndrewwhitehead @RyonCobb @JoshuaGrubbsPhD
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We propose #ChristianNationalism operates (1) as an "epistemology of ignorance" for whites that allows them to rewrite history as "Christian" & "good" & ignore past & present injustices. But (2) it also builds on the fact that "Christian nation" language is racially-coded. 2/
Examining various outcomes, we show the more whites affirm our "race neutral" #ChristianNationalism measures, the more they deny anti-Black injustice & the more they think whites are unfairly targeted. But Blacks' views on racial injustice don't change as CN increases. Why? 3/ 
As @ndrewwhitehead & I argue throughout TABfG, #ChristianNationalism language seems to evoke nostalgia among whites for a time when "our culture" & "people like us" dominated. Blacks—even when they score high on CN—often don't hear CN rhetoric the same way for obvious reasons. 4/
Understanding that "Christian nation" rhetoric is racially-coded for whites to mean "our nation, not theirs" is key for explaining why whites—not Blacks—who affirm CN would so strongly deny anti-Black police injustice, even controlling for party ID, conservatism, religion etc. 5/
Others also document the fundamental connection between US religion & race. We're indebted to their insights. @robertpjones @JemarTisby @Gods_Peace1 @emanabdelhadi @gottahaveaJOB @AntheaButler @gbyukich @PennyEMN @LydiaBeanTexas @RuthBraunstein @praxishabitus @EricLMcDaniel 6/6
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