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Some very confused people ask me what
Christian nationalism is,

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but let me return that question back to you
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three questions.

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One, do you believe that Christianity should
be embedded in

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politics?

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And two, do you believe that Christianity is
superior and

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that everyone else is inferior to you?

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Woke churches.

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There's no church that's more asleep than a
woke church.

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I don't like the term Christian nationalist.

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Need to go a little deeper than that.

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I am a Christ supremacist.

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And then also we should ask whether or not
Christianity

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should be inclusive or exclusive.

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Spiritual equality is replacing Christian
exclusivity.

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Look, I can only tell you my own views.

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In my view, the Bible goes on and on and

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on about it goes on and on about forgiving
debt,

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liberating the poor, and healing the sick.

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Christian nationalists like to say this is a
Christian nation.

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Just not true.

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Look around us.

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If this was truly a Christian nation, we would
forgive

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student debt.

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If this was truly a Christian nation, we would
guarantee

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health care to every single person.

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If this was truly a Christian nation, we would
love

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all of our LGBTQ neighbors.

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If this was truly a Christian nation, we would
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sure every child in this state and in this
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was housed, fed, clothed, educated, and
insured.

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If this was truly a Christian nation, we would
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make it a Christian nation.

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Because we know the table of fellowship is
open to

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everybody, including our Buddhist, Hindu,
Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and atheist

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neighbors.

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Jesus could have started a Christian
theocracy.

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But love would never do that.

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I hope that helps you understand the
difference between Christianity

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and Christian nationalism.

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Look, in the end of the day, Christianity
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be weaponized as a political utility.

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Real Christianity requires you to have grace
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one another.