1.0Public Theologyhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/publictheologyTed Petershttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/publictheology/author/tpeters/Un-Baptizing Americarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="AYVC3o48yq"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/publictheology/2024/06/un-baptizing-american-christian-nationalism/">Un-Baptizing American Christian Nationalism</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/publictheology/2024/06/un-baptizing-american-christian-nationalism/embed/#?secret=AYVC3o48yq" width="600" height="338" title="“Un-Baptizing American Christian Nationalism” — Public Theology" data-secret="AYVC3o48yq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/1442/2024/06/Christian-nationalism-21-scaled.jpg768559Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood's new book, "Baptizing America," blames mainline Protestants of yesterday for today's evangelicals and Pentacostals who tout Christian nationalism. What is meant by "Christian nationalism" is so vague that it's become an arrow we can shoot at anybody we don't like.