McAtee Contra DeYoung On Christian Nationalism – I

“In my 2021 article, “What to Do With Christian Nationalism,” I argued that there were two problems with Christian Nationalism.

First, no one agrees on what Christian Nationalism is.”

Kevin De Young
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This is a red herring. Consider that there is no consensus on what it means to be a “Christian.” Because there is no consensus on what Christian means does that mean that there is no such thing as Christianity?

Now, I agree that it would be helpful to have a stable definition of Christian Nationalism but anymore I would also agree it would be helpful to have a stable definition of Christianity. Hells bells … it would be helpful if could have a consensus on the question, “What is a woman.” For example, SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Jackson Brown during her nomination process could not give us an answer to the question; “What is a Woman?”

If people can’t agree on what a Woman is does that mean there’s no such thing as a woman?

De Young’s argument here amounts to; “Because so many people are wrong about what Christian Nationalism is, therefore nobody can be right about what Christian Nationalism is, therefore there is no such thing as Christian Nationalism.”

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One thought on “McAtee Contra DeYoung On Christian Nationalism – I”

  1. “First, no one agrees on what Christian Nationalism is.”

    It’s like the famous quote about pornography. “I can’t say exactly what it is but I know it when I see it.” And hence, KDY is against it because, despite the second and third petitions of the Lord’s Prayer, he has a commitment against any advance of Christ’s kingdom on earth

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