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American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church

Andrew Whitehead

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The vast majority of Americans support racial diversity and religious pluralism in the United States ⬇️

🌎 8 in 10 Americans say they would prefer the U.S. to be made up of people from all over the world, while just 15% say they would prefer the U.S. to be primarily made up of people of western European heritage. Most Democrats (91%), independents (83%), and Republicans (73%) would prefer a racially diverse country.

🙏 Additionally, 7 in 10 Americans say they would prefer the U.S. to be made up of people belonging to a wide variety of religions, compared with 25% of Americans who say they would prefer a nation primarily made up of people who follow the Christian faith. Democrats (86%) are more likely than independents (75%) and Republicans (56%) to say they would prefer the U.S. to be a religiously pluralistic nation.

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