FAQs on Christian Nationalism | Doug Wilson

Pastor Doug Wilson gives answers to a few of the Frequently Asked Questions on Christian Nationalism.

[RightWingNutter]

I just tell people who ask that I'm a Christian, that I'm a nationalist, and that my Christianity informs my nationalism.
Then I ask whether their deeply held beliefs inform their opinions about their nation.

[squidward]

As a Protestant who has watched Nick for 6 years, I say staunchly that he has pushed the Overton window of political and religious thought single-handedly, forcing fake conservatives and enemies to address issues that were held under lock and key. The groypers righteously held Charlie Kirk in contempt for allowing homosexuals to be on stage at events, forcing him and Christians to confront LBGT practices in conservatism. (Tell me the last time a church figure was able to do that). Michelle Malkin, a political activist, immigration specialist and fantastic author has stood by Nick, (speaking at his conferences multiple times) noting his political tactics are pointed correctly. He has pushed people to look at immigration and foreign policy in a new way, asking what is in America’s best interest. I could go on. I view Nick like I view Trump- a person who can be shoved to the side, and viewed as a “trouble maker”. He can get hate from everyone. He’s said things I don’t agree with. But so have my closest family members. When you haven’t seen the arc of history, it’s so easy to write the person off. I'd also say, America First is not run off angst, but of placing America back into the hands of Americans, and not any other foreign country. We were a nation of Christian settlers, not secular immigrants. It sounds like a meeting between Doug Wilson and Nick is in order...

[jutswheezie]

This man is living proof that a secularism and a constitution that serves all people is mandatory for every civilized nation on this planet.
The founding fathers of the USA, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton were wise man indeed guided by their god in whom they trusted !!

This lord who gave us and them a free will and who was heart broken to see what we kept doing with it in his name. He blessed these man. He gave us the great thinkers and enlightenment, the suffragettes and we owe him not to go back into the darkness in these testing times.

[TheMountainElder]

Brother...I just found your channel and you are a breath of fresh air. I have been swimming against the tide of propaganda against Christian Nationalism since the term was first coined. Stand firm...the enemy attacks more fervently when you are over the target!

[DaBigArmyDude]

_Classic boomer mentality:_ “oh well, I’ll be dead by the time it’s a problem”

Society thrives when men plant trees whose shade they’ll never know.

[briancottrelljr]

Christian Nationalists leads to Theocracy, which point we start to look like Iran. Unfortunately, not everyone is religious or Abrahamic.

[verderhapsody]

"10 So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who had asked him for a king. 11 And he said, “This will be the [c]practice of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and put them in his chariots for himself and among his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots. 12 He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to [d]do his plowing and to gather in his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will also take your daughters and use them as perfumers, cooks, and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants. 15 And he will take a tenth of your seed and your vineyards and give it to his high officials and his servants. 16 He will also take your male servants and your female servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and [e]use them for his work. 17 He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants. 18 Then you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”--- 1 Samuel 8:10-18 (NASB)

IF the church and state is no longer separate, It's not going to be the church telling the government what to do but quite the opposite. Our God as said this before in the Gospels to Pontius Pilate "My kingdom is not of this World"

[Mraustintexas]

No matter how you try to rationalize it, if you take the Bible seriously, something like "Christian Nationalism" is where you will end up. The point is that IF you believe that: (1) your faith represents the Truth that is denied to everyone who does not share your beliefs; (2) that the Biblical notion of eternal damnation is absolutely real and will be the inevitable fate of all who do not share those beliefs; (3) that you are divinely mandated to "share" this truth with others (or "force this belief upon others) for their own good in order to save them from burning in hell forever because GOD TOLD YOU TO DO IT, then there is no limitation on what you will do in order to save those "others", is there? (See: "Torture devices of the Inquisition".)

And, of course, if you personally benefit ~ financially, or in terms of social status among your peer group, or political power, or fame, or glory, or adulation ~ well, you can always just remind yourself that you're just being a good Christian, aren't you?

Obviously, violence is completely on the table, as it always has been, because whatever pain or misery the True Believer may inflict upon the heathen, it is a drop in the ocean compared to the hypothetical suffering represented by an eternal "lake of fire". This has been a theme of Christianity since the days of Constantine, and the blood that has been shed is incalculable.

As Steven Weinberg said, “With or without religion, good people can behave well and bad people can do evil; but for good people to do evil - that takes religion.”
― Steven Weinberg

Personally, I think the whole world would be better off if those who suffer from religious narcissism would adopt Tim Walz's "Golden Rule of Minnesota": MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS!

[UniversalistSon]

Jesus' teachings often emphasized compassion, equality, and sharing resources, which align with progressive principles. In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus taught about the importance of loving one's neighbors, caring for the poor, and rejecting material wealth. He also advocated for the sharing of resources, as seen in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and the feeding of the 5, 000 (Mark 6:30-44). Additionally, Jesus' emphasis on the equal value of all individuals, regardless of social status or wealth, is evident in his interactions with the marginalized and outcasts (Matthew 9:10-13, Luke 7:36-50). Some of his most “communist”-sounding statements may include: "Sell your possessions and give to the poor" (Luke 12:33), "Give to everyone who asks you" (Luke 6:30), and "For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for my sake will find it" (Matthew 16:25).
These teachings challenge the capitalist values of individualism, competition, and profit, promoting instead a community-focused, sharing-based approach to living.

While Jesus' teachings were not necessarily aimed at establishing a communist system as some might conclude, it may be surprising to acknowledge that they certainly share commonalities with communist ideals.
Christ’s teaching spoke about detaching from our egos and delving into love and compassion for one another, realizing the divinity and unity within all people.
His message was to love each other as we love ourselves because God loves us with pure, and eternal love.

[MrAbsentmindedprof]

May God bring to pass in this and every nation what is described herein.

[karlhoppe]

You may believe as you wish, but you can not rule me by your beliefs. The Constitution governs our nation not your beliefs. You want power over others rather than power over yourself.

[randylplampin]

Observe that in your definition of CN you disregarded the warning of Moses at Deuteronomy 27:26. If you think the warning does not have anything to do with you see John 5:45 and Matthew 5:17-20. Also the warning is at 1 Samuel 8:10-18 and Isaiah 1:24-26. So, how many times do the prophets and Jesus and the Lord God Himself have to tell you not to perform this act?

[ionlybowtogod]

The only way out of this darkness is to go back to what we were supposed to be in the first place, which is a Christian Nation that only bows to Christ where the government is ruled by what the scriptures permit. Not what we all think is okay as the holy scriptures say they did what they thought was right in their own eyes and us doing that has led to destruction. Christ is the only way out of this!

[akenny]

It’s amazing that less than 15 years from Hitchens’s death. You proved him exactly right. He said that religious people will often come to you, me and Mile, but what they really want is physical authority in this, the real world. You talk about wanting to be servants, but you want to be the masters your on earth. And here you are peddling your political agenda just like he said you would.

[cileford]

You take the best & most Christ-like potshots from any other guy out there. Kep Stand’n!💋⚔️🗣️🇺🇸🎯🕊‼️

[robharrell-xdpi]

You define Christianity without directly mentioning Jesus? Mmm

[modernmyth]

Unrelated but, thoughts on Bryan Kohberger?

[hamhead]

Well statistics show that religious belief has been on a steady decline for many years here in the west.

[bobwood]

It seems to me that your views concerning this Nationalism is based on your foundation of "POST" If I believed that POST was correct it would help me move toward what I think you are saying. If things are going to somehow sometimes in the future going to get better than obviously the "getting better" will only come as the nation turns toward a biblical view. That being true than lets just get on with it. To come around to your view I would have to question 5000 years of recorded history. As a Christian what am I to do with the historical record of that has happened. If you guys are correct at some point in time things have to change. Up to this point Christianity has never altered or had any lasting influence or change on culture---any culture. If God incarnate couldn't change Jewish culture [they did crucify Him, right?] and outside of a few revivals here and there producing a few Christians, Christianity has left every nation no better than when it arrived. It amazes me that a Chavist apparently believes that if we can get more people to "repeat after me and you will be saved" that this is how God is going to change the culture. If post mill was absolutely true I could better get on board. The bible may teach you this doctrine, but it does not teach many other folks this doctrine. I would never say that you are wrong and that I am right. I can only say that I understand what you believe and why you believe it and that you believe the bible teaches this. The bible just simply does not teach me this. I just believe when a person's appointed time comes, he hears the gospel and his being chosen supernaturally takes hold of him. Just one at a time. Nations have nothing to do with the gospel which is the power of God unto salvation. America is going the way that all nations have gone before it and judgment is apparently coming. Of course, this all depends on which ever end time system you are believing. Love the discussion Each of us believe that his particular embraced theology informs him to a better understand of God and His plan.

[robertlewis]

Personally my first thought is that we should establish the Nicene Creed+ the five Sola's of the Reformation as our basis and require all government actions to include explicit Biblical justification thereof, with citations and exegesis.