white Christian nationalism powerfully predicted resistance to following the recommendations of health experts publicized through most news outlets during the early stages of the pandemic. When we asked Americans in May 2020 how frequently they followed recommended precautions for limiting the spread of COVID-19 such as wearing a mask in public or washing hands more frequently, white Americans who scored higher on Christian nationalism were much less likely to take such precautions. In fact, they were more likely to engage in behavior that experts discouraged, such as meeting with large
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