A gaggle of representatives from theologically liberal denominations recently issued a statement against Christian nationalism in America, claiming that it threatens both American democracy and the ability of our religious communities to live in peace.
To be sure, Christian nationalism is an extremely odd place to find the threat to religious freedom in a world that increasingly makes demands like "shut up and wax that woman's b-lls." But the irony goes deeper than that. It's not some stroke of blind chance that lead to religious freedom in the Christian West—it was, in fact, due to our Christian faith.
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