From No Faith to Christian Nationalism

On this issue, there is a very wide spectrum. Our first admission is that we do not have all the answers to these concerns. We do have positions on the issue that will appropriately restore both liberty and freedom. The purpose here is to inform and educate. 

We don” know if you are a believer or not. We are believers. Our intent is to be fair, respectful, and honest about these positions. Let us look at these concerns.

We find it appalling that there are writers, pastors, bishops, representatives, senators, and others in strong and influential positions that author misleading articles to the public about this issue. It almost seems they grab on to this subject so they can vent their position and look like they are “with it,” like then they are in the “in crowd.”

In so doing to the discerning reader or listener their words are very hypocritical. They look good to their fan base, but their words and position are weak and false. This is a prime example of not knowing more about the subject. Do we find people’s understanding of Christian nationalism goes from a surface understanding that those two words themselves sound so good what could be wrong with that?

The other extreme is that the purpose of elections in our country I to assume that all positions should only be filled be Christians. There is plenty of room in between for us to live and believe. Just because wors sound nice the implication of such words can spell disaster. There is no place in the constitution that says only Christians should be in elected positions.

That is a good thing. When there is clear separation between church and state that is healthy. One places hope and trust that the elected officials will fulfill their promises and goals. To add the Christian perspective can be positive if their decision making reflects faith, common sense and so forth.

But just because they say they are Christian, they could be a very selfish and self-serving Christian. That is not any good. A ”super bishop” wrote about Christian nationalism in the monthly article. The bishop obviously was not in favor and ridicules others who even thought that way.

An interesting perspective is that when there were riots in 2020 and since, led by certain activists there was never a mention of that behavior being wrong, let alone understanding the background of such activists.

Another bishop is fine describing the Jan. 6 th event was an insurrection, but all the riots, robbing, fires, killings were just “passionate behavior”. We need to have clear and defined boundaries, not only in our  relationships, but also between church and state.