But if we are absolutely no closer in 2026 to enacting anything resembling a Christian nationalist agenda, it is hard to see the conversation as little more than an unnecessary distraction at this point. Not that Christians engaging in politics is a distraction, but that theorizing about a would-be government that requires a return to 1789 conditions is futile. Right now, it only divides Christians on secondary and tertiary matters by ratcheting up the discourse. What’s worse, what follows in the rafters of Christian nationalism is, in some cases, a cesspool of resentment, nativism, and pugilism. Sure, everyday Christians want to end abortion, which fits within the remit of Christian nationalism. But are those same Christians really wanting to go back to a time when we punished blasphemy? Even benign proposals, like Sabbath laws, stand no chance of passage. No one, and I mean no one, is seriously questioning the First Amendment or the 19th Amendment, for that matter. Read more»
Andrew T. Walker | “Michael Scott’s Christian Nationalism” | World Magazine | September 23, 2026
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