A listener to the podcast leaves a comment saying that the majority of Christians oppose Christian Nationalism, and so the podcast is being unfairly negative about Christianity in general.

So first, THANK YOU for leaving a comment. Democracy thrives on disagreement and discussion. The alternative to Christian Nationalism is not any particular ideology, but an open space in which ideas can be discussed freely.

So, listeners, please leave more comments, and don’t think that you should limit yourself to supportive comments. There is more than one way to think about things. I don’t ask for agreement. I do ask that you think about what you say, so that others can learn and the discussion can move forward productively.

However, in response to this comment, we note that the most recent Pew Research survey on politics and religious identity in American finds that solid majorities of both Protestant and Catholic Christians in the USA support Donald Trump and his Christian Nationalist agenda.

Only a minority of American Christians oppose Christian Nationalism. Donald Trump's dangerous Christian Nationalism could not be where it is today without Christian support.

What's more, Kevin Roberts of the extremist Heritage Foundation and editor of Project 20205 have warned progressive Americans that a "second American Revolution" is underway in counterrevolution against the spirit of 1776 to bring Christian Nationalism into power. Roberts says that if progressive Americans resist Christian Nationalism, his revolution will not be bloodless.

In this context, we cannot responsibly refrain from examining the uncomfortable connections between mainstream Christian theology and violent Christian Nationalism. By this time next year, after all, Americans may no longer have the freedom to speak critically about Christianity.