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By Tom Renz – Lawyer/Author/Analyst – www.TomRenz.com and tomrenz.substack.com
Though I in all probability don't deserve it, I'm going to dub myself the face of Christian nationalism. I’m a Christian who’s pleased with my Christian beliefs, and I’m a full-blown America-first nationalist who believes that America and its pursuits ought to come first on this planet. Because the newly-appointed face of Christian nationalism in america, I’m livid. I’m indignant that my religion is being misrepresented and distorted, I’m indignant that the enemies of freedom are mendacity and misrepresenting my nation Are doing, and I’m indignant that the mainstream purchased and paid for media is knowingly selling these lies.
Let me begin by saying what Christian nationalism is just not. Christian nationalism is just not what the liars within the mainstream media are saying. In keeping with a chunk of journalistic rubbish printed in Axios (https://www.axios.com/2024/02/28/poll-christian-nationalism-americans-reject), Christian nationalism is predicated on issues like banning books and instructing faith. Linked to issues. Faculty. What the propagandists behind the article failed to say was that the books these horrible “Christian nationalists” had been pushing to ban had been pornography and that they had been requesting that the above porn be present in colleges. In addition they failed to say that the concept of instructing faith was much less a few particular faith and extra about instructing the essential values of proper and flawed with out which no society can perform.
Sure – Axios and their quasi-journalist writers (Russell Contreras) actually know easy methods to misrepresent the information. The gem highlighted under was additionally included in the identical article.
In some way, within the opinion of the writer of this text, Christianity and American nationalism are offered as information centered on race, even supposing America skilled extra slavery, segregation, and apartheid than some other nation in historical past. Have achieved extra work to eradicate issues like. Although the nation this writer is actually defaming created a nationwide vacation to have fun the best civil rights chief in historical past – Dr. Martin Luther King. Sure, in response to Russell, the nation that has a complete month devoted to acknowledging black historical past is a nation that’s represented by whiteness.
Russell then claims that Christian nationalists wish to make some type of magical authorized declaration that Christianity needs to be legally declared a Christian nation and we should always turn out to be a type of church-state. In fact, neither Axios nor Russell provide any speculative proof of this place, however why let journalistic integrity get in the best way of an excellent story, proper? This text even means that Christian nationalists are someway against democracy even supposing we are literally a republic and due to this fact it’s utterly irrelevant… however once more, it helps to place the hit piece. Does, and who cares in regards to the information?
Principally, Axios and Russell are selling the identical lies that the remainder of the media is selling. Whereas we should always all be asking who’s behind the conflict on America and Christianity, I wish to transfer on to elucidate why I stand so proudly as a Christian nationalist.
Britannica right here (https://www.britannica.com/subject/nationalism) defines nationalist as: “Nationalism, an ideology based mostly on the assumption that a person's loyalty and devotion to the nation-state outweighs different private or group pursuits.” Is.” In different phrases, a nationalist would consider that an American needs to be loyal to America and turn out to be an American at first. Whereas this will appear disturbing to some, I’d ask what’s flawed with being loyal to a nation that stands to defend the inalienable rights given to all folks by the Creator as listed within the Declaration of Independence? Why shouldn't I stand for a nation that freed the slaves and ended segregation globally, that was the originator and has been the best supporter of suffrage in world historical past, that has supplied equal alternative for folks around the globe Has created extra wealth and technological development than different international locations. Different nations in world historical past, and repeatedly stopped folks like Hitler?
The brief reply is that I ought to, and if you happen to disagree, you solely have the best to take action as a result of your freedom is protected by a nation you hate – proper, Axios? With that being mentioned, let's transfer on to Christianity. I'm a horrible Christian however I'm pleased with my religion. I'm interested by all those that hate Christianity a lot and what half they oppose. Christianity was based by a person who mentioned forgive those that flawed you, love your neighbors and deal with everybody as you’ll wish to be handled , and don't decide folks – consider solely actions. Which of those values is harmful? Is it, maybe, the implicit reality that Christianity promotes freedom, love, and respect, and these values don’t align with them? Whereas I hope everybody will discover their method to Christianity, I utterly respect everybody's completely inalienable proper to consider as they select – which is the essential tenant of Christianity (Jesus taught folks Made a follower, not a slave, and it was at all times a selection). I'm additionally ready for somebody to elucidate to me why the core values of Christianity are someway a risk to the America that was based on them.
The underside line is that the one challenge with Christian nationalism is that there’s nothing else to it. If extra folks appreciated the nation that fought for equality globally and pioneered most of the requirements of residing that laid the muse for our trendy period, we’d all have the ability to work collectively extra successfully to advertise these beliefs. Can work. If extra folks handled others the best way they wish to be handled and liked their neighbors, issues could be higher in nearly each means. I assume my query to Russell, Axios, and all the opposite leftists is why do you hate America, and why don't you’re keen on and respect your neighbors? In any case, if you happen to're an American who dislikes Christian nationalism, that's precisely what you stand for.