If God is Love, Why Do You Hate?

Recognizing the dark side of White Christian Nationalism

Rachel D Adams
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

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A man in a yellow coat holding a Holy Bible out toward the camera
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As defined by Rob Boston in his 2021 article, “White Christian Nationalists: Who Are They? What Do They Want? Why Should You Care?” White Christian Nationalists are…

“… political movement that seeks to topple church-state separation and declare America a “Christian nation” — with “Christian” in this case being far to the right and supremely fundamentalist. While they’re sometimes openly aligned with racist movements, their ultimate goal is seen as a branch of white supremacy because it would result in a society governed by conservative white Christian men who would make decisions for everyone else.” — Rob Boston

They have set rules they believe in that are handed down from their Baptist organizations. Those organizations are a means of making money more than anything else. Also, they have always liked the status quo. That means they love white Christians to be in leadership. They prefer those white Christians to be men.

Anyone else — they find a reason in their interpretations of the Bible to look down on or not include. They will even make things up, but try to tie it into portions of the Bible to boost their credibility. It’s been an ongoing bunch of patterns in human behavior for me to study since I was a child.

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Rachel D Adams
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

(she/her/pan) I’m not a well-behaved woman. I am an ally, amateur photog, content creator, novelist, empty nester, traveler, wife, & friend.