Sources on Christian Nationalism

CBC Investigates - Inside the fundamentalist Christian movement that wants to remake Canadian politics

By Reporter Jonathan Montpetit
"Internal document reveals ambitions of anti-LGBTQ group that is part of populist movement"

"Trinity Bible is one of the most prominent churches in a fundamentalist Christian movement that has gained momentum in Canada, initially by challenging pandemic public health restrictions."[1]
"Liberty Coalition Canada, a conservative Christian advocacy group, is trying to raise $1.3 million to recruit hundreds of Christian politicians and campaign staff to run at all levels of government."[1] with the goal of instigating "the most powerful political disruption in Canadian history." Network of churches.
Some in the movement belong to evangelical "reconstructionism".
"Liberty Coalition Canada was formed in early 2021 by Michael Thiessen, a pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Alliston, Ont., who broke with that church over his public opposition to public health measures in place at the time." Wrote Niagara Declaration.
"Nearly 300 mostly Protestant churches and organizations across Canada, including Trinity Bible, signed the declaration. Liberty Coalition emerged as an effort to consolidate that wave of opposition and defend the rights of Christians. "
Focusing on anti-LGBTQ rights.
Word Cloud: During a recent Liberty Coalition podcast episode, for example, a host referred to the LGBTQ "world view" as "satanic" and a "godless death cult." "rainbow mafia" was seeking to "brainwash children." His co-host, Matthew Hallick, described queerness as "sexual perversion."
Using vague wording: "Clark also writes that he wants to align Canada's laws with "biblical principles."
"We would want to see people elected to office, and installed in the academies of our country, and in our legal system … who aren't ashamed to consult God's eternal laws when it comes to the decisions that they make," he [Rock] said in a voice memo to CBC News.
More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism, according to a new survey February 14, 2023

Based on Research: A Christian Nation? Understanding the Threat of Christian Nationalism to American Democracy and Culture

"At its root there are some deeply antidemocratic impulses here," Du Mez said. "So, to see that more than half of one political party is committed to Christian nationalism I think explains a lot in terms of our ability to achieve much bipartisan agreement."

The survey also found correlations between people who hold Christian nationalist views as well as Anti-Black, anti-immigrant, antisemitic views, anti-Muslim and patriarchal views.
How Big Christian Nationalism Has Come Courting in North Idaho. February 23, 2023. Church Leaders. About pandemic lock downs and the rise of Christian Nationalism.
- Anti-Catholic
- Goes in to sectarianism and infighting
Christian nationalists - wanting to put God into US government. BBC, 16 December 2022. Good introduction.

Until recently the reach and power of this muscular Christianity [Christian Nationalism] was invisible to most Americans. But it broke cover during the [Jan 6] storming of the Capitol building last year.
Share of religious nationalists varies widely across countries Pew Research 2025-01-23. Shows low values in the US, so what was it's methodology? Archive
Christian nationalism criticized: Idea prevalent in U.S. and taking root in Russia Winnipeg Free Press, 2022-04-16

While most [Convoy] participants said their protests were about COVID-19 restrictions, a report by the Edmonton security firm Global Enterprise Security Risk Management, which covertly embedded itself with blockaders at Coutts, Alberta, found some were more interested in “replacing our current democratic system of government with a government that is based upon the principles of the Christian right.” Good Intro Article
How white Christian nationalism is part of the ‘freedom convoy’ protests The Conversation, February 16, 2022

GiveSendGo was recently hacked and analysis of the donor list shows that over 13,000 donors left comments including “God” or “Jesus.” And late Monday afternoon, occupiers started talking about a daily “Jericho march” around Parliament Hill.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fundamentalist-christian-movement-1.6793677
https://podyssey.fm/podcast/itunes1439621628/episode146187322-Inside-fundamentalist-Christian-movement-wants-remake-Canadian-politics-Front-Burner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTQKmR6a9fw

Christian nationalists fuelling anti-LGBTQ2S+ agenda across Canada | Xtra Magazine

Sources

Wikipedia's definition:

Christian nationalism is a form of religious nationalism that focuses on promoting the Christian views of its followers, in order to achieve prominence or dominance in political, cultural, and social life. In countries with a state church, Christian nationalists seek to preserve the status of a Christian state.

Inside the fundamentalist Christian movement that wants to remake Canadian politics by Jonathan Montpetit, CBC Investigates. "Internal document reveals ambitions of anti-LGBTQ group that is part of populist movement." Listen to the podcast episode or read the article.

Christian Sources

Christian anti-Christian Nationalism sources

Some of the other perspectives shown here may or may not be by Christians. But these ones are Christian clergy or media personalities speaking as Christians.

Confronting Christian Nationalism is a 7 episode series that has a strong first episode linking Christian Nationalism with Jan 6. The first episode did a good job of exploring what it was, that it's non-trivial, and it's connections to Jan 6. (Christian perspective)
Christian Nationalism is Worse Than You Think from Quick to Listen by Christianity Today, 2021-01-13. (Christian perspective)
- Discussions the obvious Christian symbolism in Jan 6. Pay walled link: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2021/01/trump-capitol-mob-election-politics-magi-not-maga/
- Defines Christian Nationalism as a political ideology about American identity, and a set of policy prescriptions for what the American government should do. Drawn from political theory, secular philosophies, etc.
- 'Taking America Back for God' defines it as a cultural framework that idealizes and advocates a fusion of Christianity and civic life.
- Discusses ambassador, accommodator, resister model
- Talking about Christian and Black people seem to have a different set of views than 'white Christians'
- Discussion about how churches can deradicalize members
Alt link Episode Page

Pro-Christian Nationalism Content

Christian Nationalism, Christian Pietism, or Christian Culture w/ Andrew Sandlin [The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation] from Fight Laugh Feast Canada. This podcast had Christian Nationalists weirded out that there was so much racism in their movement. Some seeing a problem, some saying they didn't see any of it locally.