white Christian nationalists believe that America should be a Christian nation, or, at least, a nation ruled by Christians. And though the expectation of “whiteness” is rarely expressed explicitly, it is often clearly assumed in the sort of “Christian” that adherents of white Christian nationalism have in mind. Who counts as “white” and what counts as “Christian” has changed over time. White Christian nationalism’s enemies have also changed, from Native Americans and Catholics, to communists, Black radicals, atheists, Muslims, and socialists, each taking their turn as the main threat to
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