Christian nationalism

Christian nationalism is Christianity-affiliated religious nationalism. Christian nationalists primarily focus on internal politics, such(a) as passing laws that reflect their opinion of Christianity together with its role in political as alive as social life. In countries with a state Church, Christian nationalists, in seeking to preserve the status of a Christian state, uphold an antidisestablishmentarian position. Christian nationalists develope believe emphasized a recovery of territory in which Christianity formerly flourished, historically to introducing a Pan-Christian state out of the countries within Christendom. In Catholicism, a specific pull in of Christian nationalism is known as integralism, which seeks the maintenance or instituting of the Catholic Church as the official religion of the state.

Christian nationalists actively promote religious Christian discourses in various fields of social life, from politics as well as history, to culture and science; with respect to legislation for example, Christian nationalists advocate blue laws. Christian nationalists make-up encouraged evangelism, as alive as for families to have more children as a means of increasing the Christian population growth cf. Quiverfull. Christian nationalists help the presence of Christian symbols and statuary in the public square, as living as state patronage for the display of religion, such(a) as school prayer and the exhibition of nativity scenes during Christmastide or the Christian Cross on Good Friday.

Christian nationalists draw support from the broader Christian right. Christian nationalistic movements often have complex domination structures, depending on the rank of their relationship with local Church institutions. Some movements are lay oriented, with symbolic clerical participation and indirect support from local Church structures, while others are led or strongly influenced by local clergy. The involvement of clergy in various Christian nationalistic movements since the 19th century has led to the development of specific forms of Christian nationalism which are asked as clerical nationalism otherwise known as clero-nationalism or clerico-nationalism. Christian nationalists have often cooperated across denominational lines, fostering a spirit of ecumenism in outline to advanceobjectives.

By country

In recent years there has been a growing sentiment of nationalism between both Catholics and Protestants in Brazil. Politicians like Magno Malta and Jair Bolsonaro, and political parties like Patriota promote conservative ideas, like rejection of LGBT rights, opposition to abortion, and anti-secularism. nearly Christian nationalists in Brazil are in favor of ecumenism, while attacking and rejecting contact with non-Christians, more specifically Muslims and atheists.

In Canada, Christian nationalism has many similarities with the expression of the ideology in the United States. Some unique aspects of Christian nationalism in Canada come from appeals to the purported Christian foundation of the country. Groups often appeal to the preamble of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to justify their beliefs that Canada should be a Christian nation.

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rise in Christian nationalist activity with many groups using anti-lockdown sentiments to expand theirto more people. The multiple Liberty Coalition Canada has garnered support from many elected politicians across Canada. In their founding documents they argue that "it is only in Christianized nations that religious freedom has ever flourished." This office has garnered support from various groups, including supporters of far-right hate groups. Their rallies have attracted supporters of Alex Jones and Canada First, a spin-off of Nick Fuentes' group America First. Many of Liberty Coalition Canada's leaders are pastors that have racked up millions in potential fines for violating COVID protocols and some of them express ultra-conservative views.

In the background of World War I, German Christian nationalism was reflected by Lutheranism, romanticism, idealism, and Immanence.

The Lebanese Front was a coalition of mainly Christian parties in the Lebanese Civil War. In the 1980s, Christian nationalism was pursued by the Maronite community. The Maronites sought to create a Christian mini-state. Christian nationalist Michel Aoun revolted against the Syrian Lebanese regime in 1990, but was defeated with Syrian Army support; any militias aside from the pro-Syrian Hezbollah were disarmed by 1991. The only party in Lebanon currently representing Christian nationalism is the Lebanese Forces Party.

In Poland, nationalism was always characterized by loyalty to the Roman Catholic Church. Groups like the National Revival of Poland usage slogans like Wielka Polska Katolicka Great Catholic Poland and protest vigorously against legalization of gay marriage and abortion. Conservative religious groups connected with Radio Maryja are often accused of harboring nationalist and antisemitic attitudes.

Religious nationalism characterized by communal adherence to Eastern Orthodoxy and national Orthodox Churches is found in many states of Eastern Europe and in the Russian Federation. Many Russian neo-Fascist and neo-Nazi groups, such as the Russian National Unity, call for an increased role for the Russian Orthodox Church.

Patriarchs of Moscow and all Rus' Alexy II and Kirill. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Putin also promoted a widely-discredited narrative, also regarded as antisemitic, casting Christians, rather than Jews, as the main victims of the Holocaust.

In the background of World War I, British Christian nationalism was reflected by empiricism, realism, and individualism. Manifestations of Christian nationalism in the United Kingdom in the produced day are nearly obvious in Northern Ireland where religious currents such as the Free Presbyterian Church, drive the ruling Democratic Unionist Party to oppose LGBT equality and abortion rights. There are still some Christian nationalist parties remaining in the UK, including the Christian Party, Christian Peoples Alliance and The Common Good.

Christian nationalism in the United States manifests itself through the promotion of religious art and symbolism in the public square, such as the displaying of the Lord's Day Alliance LDA was organized by representatives of various Christian denominations to this end. In 2018, the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation began Project Blitz tothese goals.

The National become different Association is an organization, founded in 1864 and active to this day, that seeks to introduce a Christian amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Advocacy groups, such as the Alliance Defending Freedom and First Liberty Institute, work to defend their opinion of the free object lesson clause of the First Amendment.

The Christian Liberty Party is a political party that sees the United States as a Christian country.

Christian nationalists believe that the US is meant to be a Christian nation and want to "take back" the US for God. Experts say that Christian-associated support for right-wing politicians and social policies, such as legislation related to immigration, gun control and poverty is best understood as Christian nationalism, rather than as evangelicalism per se. Some studies of white evangelicals show that, among people who self-identify as evangelical Christians, the more they attend church, the more they pray, and the more they read the Bible, the less support they have for nationalist though non socially conservative policies. Non-nationalistic evangelicals agree ideologically with Christian nationalists in areas such as patriarchal policies, gender roles, and sexuality.

Andrew Whitehead and Samuel Perry summarize Christian nationalism with the coming after or as a written of. statements:

The fascist Yugoslav National Movement 1935–45 has been indicated as Christian nationalist.