Mr. Beat explains Christian Nationalism and why it's not a good thing. And so does David Congdon (check out his book here: https://amzn.to/4o9duZK). Christian Nationalism scares A LOT of Americans. Most Americans don’t want a theocracy. Most Americans love pluralism. Christian Nationalism goes against the Constitution, which is an explicitly secular document. And by linking Americaness to just one religion, it marginalizes all other people who are not Christian. Remember how at the beginning of this video I said Christianity is the biggest religion in the United States? Well, 4 out of every 10 Americans are NOT Christian. More and more, churches like these have been losing membership. This likely explains why Christian Nationalists have been pretty loud lately. Simply put, they are afraid of losing their influence.But what do YOU think? Did I miss anything about Christian Nationalism?

Uh ok, so this is, like, the description of the video so keep reading. Produced by Matt Beat. Filmed by Shannon Beat, L. Beat, R. Beat, and Matt Beat. Additional images used under fair use guidelines or found in the public domain. Music by Causmic, Alex Ashe, Jamm Ja, Satyajeet Kant, and sodarkte.

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Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E1BqJ2ZPzTVhOn6uGbm6novb2WXN8k1VKUYiO-xF0fI/edit?usp=sharing

Sources/further reading:

The Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State by Isaac Kramnick and R. Laurence Moore Purchase here: https://amzn.to/4lmWsFA

The Faiths of the Founding Fathers by David L. Holmes Purchase here: https://amzn.to/4lknSMp

Did America Have a Christian Founding?: Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth by Mark David Hall Purchase here: https://amzn.to/4eE31kF

https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/scursas/2024/posters/22/

https://providencemag.com/2019/11/mythbusters-american-founding-edition-book-review-mark-david-hall-did-america-have-a-christian-founding/

https://csac.history.wisc.edu/document-collections/religion-and-the-ratification/religious-test-clause/religious-tests-and-oaths-in-state-constitutions-1776-1784/

https://monticello-www.s3.amazonaws.com/files/old/inline-pdfs/2002wShadwell.pdf

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