DNC Condemns White Christian Nationalism

While anti-Whiteism is the glue the holds the Democratic Party together (White Democrats have negative feelings about their own race), there has been a noticeable uptick in singling out White Christians over the past two years, especially since the Dobbs decision ended Roe v. Wade.

DNC:

“DNC resolution condemning all forms of White Nationalism and the rise of extremist religious ideologies

WHEREAS, white religious nationalist ideology is advanced by a vocal yet powerful minority, and does not represent the values of the majority of Americans, either of faith or secular, in the United States or within the Democratic Party; and

WHEREAS, Christian clergy and evangelical leaders across the nation have signed on to an open letter noting the “perversion of the Christian faith” and “radicalism” that plagues people who “support the Ku Klux Klan and Nazi ideology” or groups included in those that attacked the Capitol on January 6, like “the Proud Boys, Oathkeepers, QAnon, 3 Percenters, America Firsters, and similar groups” [Editor’s note: Link here]; and

WHEREAS, religious nationalist rhetoric and symbols were prominent in the violent January 6, 2021 insurrection; and

WHEREAS, Metropolitan Police Officer Christopher Hodges, who was crushed by the mob attacking the Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection, noted in Congressional testimony that “It was clear the terrorists perceived themselves to be Christians … I saw the Christian flag directly to my front. Another read, ‘Jesus is my savior, Trump is my president.’ Another: ‘Jesus is king.’”; and

WHEREAS, theocracy is incompatible with democracy and religious freedom in a pluralistic society…”

This seems to have been passed on the same day that the Brookings Institution held its “Understanding the threat of white Christian nationalism to American democracy today” conference.