Where Christian nationalism is most dominant in the U.S.

(Russell Contreras – Axios) Christian nationalism is now deeply entrenched inside today’s Republican Party, according to a sweeping 50-state survey. Why it matters: The once-fringe ideology holds that the U.S. was founded as a Christian nation and should be governed according to strict Christian values, even as the country becomes less religious and more racially diverse. The divide reflects a broader clash over whether America’s future is pluralistic or rooted in a singular religious-national identity. By the numbers: About one-third of Americans qualify as Christian nationalism “adherents” or “sympathizers,” a new survey released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute finds. – Where Christian nationalism is most dominant in U.S. states