At the end of the day, the GOP consultant class is simply embarrassed by the fact that so much of their base actually believes in God.
If objecting to this betrayal means that I’m advocating some form of Christian nationalism—well, I am. Is there any other kind worth having? Most nationalisms have a bloody history, from Rome’s militarism to pagan ethnocentrism to fascist totalitarianism. But the Christian version of nationalism—the healthy patriotism that built America—was something altogether different. Christian nationalism is not a threat to our democracy. Quite the opposite. Christian nationalism founded our democracy.
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