Mr. Goldman\u2019s proposal won\u2019t satisfy those Christians who want America to return to its Protestant roots. One of the most prominent spokesmen for Christian nationalism is Doug Wilson, an Idaho pastor and founder of a college and publishing company. His notoriety derives in part from associations with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and his objections to gay marriage, transgender medicine, abortion and even women\u2019s suffrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If forced to navigate between the Scylla of secular civil religion and the Charybdis of Christian nationalism, we might look to the deeply American religion of Presbyterianism. A recent report by the Presbyterian Church in America reaffirms a proposition that American Presbyterians have believed since 1788: that freedom of religion and assembly are crucial for Christian endeavor. At the same time, the PCA approved a paper that, with slight qualifications, rejects Christian nationalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A small denomination, with roughly 400,000 members, the PCA took on Christian nationalism after the circulation of these views on social media and in such books as Stephen Wolfe\u2019s \u201cThe Case for Christian Nationalism\u201d and James D. Baird\u2019s \u201cKing of Kings.\u201d But the most important theme in the PCA report isn\u2019t a direct repudiation of Christian nationalism but an affirmation of religious liberty. Liberal political orders have, \u201cin God\u2019s providence,\u201d secured religious liberty, limited political power and recognized human dignity\u2014and one of government\u2019s duties is \u201cto protect the free exercise of religion, including liberty of conscience.\u201d Government should \u201cnot interfere in matters of faith\u201d despite having a responsibility to encourage \u201cpiety, justice, [and] public order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p> "A recent report by the [PCA] reaffirms a proposition that American Presbyterians have believed since 1788: that freedom of religion and assembly are crucial for Christian endeavor….[and] with slight qualifications, rejects Christian nationalism." https:\/\/t.co\/KrOmsIJuLl<\/a><\/p>— D G Hart (@ReallyOldLife) July 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>