'I believe in the importance of nation. Our constitutional order is around a nation,' he said. 'But all throughout the 20th century, particularly, the word nationalist also includes, which I don't use and it's not on my business card' He added that if you disagree with what Congresswoman Beaufort is saying about separation of church and state, why not disavow the term Christian nationalism? "Because I'm not giving her the term. I'm notGiving anybody that term"
Why we can’t understand this moment in politics without first understanding the transformation of American evangelicalism.
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