{"id":70241,"date":"2022-10-27T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T14:50:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T18:04:02","slug":"in-their-own-words-how-americans-describe-christian-nationalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2022\/10\/27\/in-their-own-words-how-americans-describe-christian-nationalism\/","title":{"rendered":"In their own words: How Americans describe \u2018Christian nationalism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:420px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e0cd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"100vw\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-38341 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/10\/PF_22.10.27_christianNation_quote_hero.jpg\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e0cd; object-position:31% 54%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"31% 54%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-640-wide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ui-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"in-their-own-words-how-americans-describe-christian-nationalism\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">In their own words: How Americans describe \u2018Christian nationalism\u2019<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date has-text-color has-white-color\"><time datetime=\"2022-10-27T09:50:45-04:00\">October 27, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public attention to the concept of \u201cChristian nationalism\u201d has grown rapidly in the past few years. <a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?date=today%205-y&amp;geo=US&amp;q=christian%20nationalism\">Google Trends data<\/a> shows a significant rise in searches for the term following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and searches for the term peaked in July 2022 after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextNewsNetwork\/status\/1551204108471861248\">declared in an interview<\/a> that \u201cWe need to be the party of nationalism and I\u2019m a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists.\u201d Several other religious and political leaders also recently have <a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/news-and-politics\/2022\/08\/christian-nationalist-identity-marjorie-taylor-greene.html\">embraced the \u201cChristian nationalist\u201d label<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this growing attention, less is known about how the U.S. public views Christian nationalism. A <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2022\/10\/27\/45-of-americans-say-u-s-should-be-a-christian-nation\/\">new Pew Research Center survey<\/a> finds that more than half of all U.S. adults (54%) have not heard or read anything about Christian nationalism. An additional 16% of Americans have heard at least \u201ca little\u201d about Christian nationalism but say they have neither a favorable nor unfavorable view of it, or that they don\u2019t know enough to take a position. And about one-quarter of all Americans (24%) express an unfavorable view of Christian nationalism, while 5% view it favorably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f1f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f1f1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/10\/PF_2022.10.27_quote-sorter_01.png?resize=480,281 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/10\/PF_2022.10.27_quote-sorter_01.png?resize=782,457 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/10\/PF_2022.10.27_quote-sorter_01.png?resize=960,561 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/10\/PF_2022.10.27_quote-sorter_01.png?resize=1200,701 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/10\/PF_2022.10.27_quote-sorter_01.png?resize=1280,748 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"374\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/10\/PF_2022.10.27_quote-sorter_01.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81313 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey asked 2,540 respondents who have heard at least \u201ca little\u201d about Christian nationalism: \u201cIn your own words, what does the phrase \u2018Christian nationalism\u2019 mean to you?\u201d Many describe \u201cChristian nationalism\u201d in terms of Christian dominance in society, while others associate the concept with racism, authoritarianism, bigotry and exclusion. A smaller portion of Americans describe it as the positive influence of faith and morals in society. 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