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Andrew Whitehead

Beyond the influence that growing economic inequality has on Americans’ economic prospects, health, education, and social mobility, extreme economic inequality can also hasten the decline of entire democracies. This adds economic inequality to other threats CN poses. kettering.org/how-christia...

How Christian Nationalism Weakens Democracy and What Can Be Done about ItSocial scientific research provides evidence of how Christian nationalism and, by extension, initiatives like Project 2025 pose a threat to any pluralistic, democratic society.kettering.org
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Andrew Whitehead

Christian nationalism desires a close fusion of a particular type of Christianity with American civic life, political policies, and national identity. There are 5 cultural elements that coalesce with the Christianity of Christian nationalism. kettering.org/five-element...

Five Elements of Christian NationalismChristian nationalism envisions a very particular nation: one that is ordered in such a way that only a certain group remains at the top and in charge while others have limited access to the levers of...kettering.org
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Andrew Whitehead

The link btw Christian nationalism & embracing free-market capitalism has historical roots. @kevinmkruse.bsky.social's book "One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America" showing how capitalists resourced religious leaders willing to argue that capitalism = God's desire.

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Andrew Whitehead

In a new study w/ @profsamperry.bsky.social, we show that the link btw Christian nationalism & views of economic inequality remain strong, particularly for richer Americans (who benefit from status quo). ⬆️ CN = approval of economic inequality, esp among the wealthy academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

Culture wars and classism: Christian nationalism, economic position, and Americans’ approval of inequalityAbstract. The United States has witnessed a concomitant rise in economic inequality and increasingly explicit Christian nationalist rhetoric at multiple leacademic.oup.com
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Andrew Whitehead

These findings suggest that Christian nationalism’s influence around perceptions of economic inequality is mostly about preserving traditional economic social hierarchies to the advantage of those who have historically benefited from those inequalities.

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Andrew Whitehead

Christian nationalism helps legitimize the economic status quo, unequal as it is, for higher earning Americans by marking capitalism and meritocratic economic values as sacred and the will of the Christian God.

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Andrew Whitehead

In her 2024 book "Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net", @jessicacalarco.com finds mothers who embrace conservative religious ideologies are much more likely to also embrace individual merit, hard work, & sacrifice as vital tenets of God’s ideal system for our society.

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Andrew Whitehead

These cultural narratives are particularly useful to families at the upper end of the economic spectrum. Instead of feeling guilty over any good fortune & economic advantage, they feel assured that they are worthy of their wealth, as these blessings are only achieved through hard work & sacrifice.

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Andrew Whitehead

It also holds implications for the US's social safety net. Centering free-market capitalism as God’s ideal economic system results in higher levels of ableism among Americans who embrace Christian nationalism. kettering.org/ableism-in-a...

Ableism in America: How Christian Nationalism Informs Project 2025Americans with disabilities and their families have long fought for equal protection under federal and state law in the United States. The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 was a ...kettering.org
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Andrew Whitehead

Americans committed to a healthy, pluralistic democratic society can respond to this threat by joining protest movements that focus on the economic policies that reflect our collective morals and values.

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Andrew Whitehead

By doing so, Americans can reaffirm our commitment to a shared flourishing, where our political institutions and policies create the conditions where freedom, liberty, justice, and economic security—which all depend on one another—are available to every citizen.