Tucker 🔥 interview of Doug Wilson on Christian nationalism - Must listen!
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Douglas Wilson is probably the most attacked Christian preacher and has become the face of Christian nationalism. What is Christian nationalism exactly and why does the left and the MSM hate it? This episode answers those questions and more.
Honestly I've never seen another interview from Tucker where he was more engaged and profoundly and pleasantly shocked.
Note that Tucker, either being uninformed by his researchers or disingenuously because of a narrative agenda, excludes all the other categories of people that are also opposed to Christian Nationalism: anarcho capitalists, libertarians, Natural Law advocates, classic liberals, constitutionalists, the list goes on.
Define "Christian nationalism" first.
Sure.
The belief that the American nation is defined by Christianity, and that the government should take active steps to keep it that way. While Wolfe and his circle do not outright reject the First Amendment and do not advocate for theocracy, they want Christianity to hold a privileged position in the public square. A consequence of this belief is that enterprises in the political community become exclusionary in ways they are not designed.
Wolfe and others of course have much more to say. Eventually that privileged position of Christianity excludes a functional ability for pluralism or a secular sphere to exist. This is not a negative for Christian nationalism or those efforts compatible with CN, since they have predefined negative connotations for pluralism and a secular sphere. To be specific, they deliberately conflate secularism with the secular (in order to justify a program to sanctify a nation, not just work to preserve it), and they connotate pluralism as "anything goes" with no ultimate restraints.
And you watched the interview and you believe that's what Douglas Wilson is lobbying for?
Do you understand the presuppositional limitations of other worldviews when it comes to morality or even truth?
I would define it more like Cultural Christendom. The term Christian nationalist is just a scare term that cultural Christianity advocates started getting called so I just went ahead and embraced it, making it their own.
Cultural christendom refers to a societal condition where Christian beliefs, values, and traditions heavily influence or dominate the culture, even if not everyone in the society practices Christianity. It encompasses the historical and cultural legacy of Christianity within a particular region or community, shaping everything from language and art to social norms and institutions. In Cultural Christendom, Christian themes and symbols are often prevalent in public life, and Christian morality may inform laws and customs, reflecting the enduring impact of Christianity on a society's identity and worldview.