Christian nationalists’ professed support for religious pluralism is often drowned out by perceptions that Christians are under threat

A sense of threat can fuel Christian nationalism. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Christian nationalism, a worldview that sees the United States as a Christian nation and believes that Christianity should have a privileged role in American civic life, has been shown to be related to a host of social attitudes.

Research shows that people who hold Christian nationalistic beliefs tend to, on average, also show antipathy toward religious minorities and racial and ethnic minorities, as well as have sexist and anti-democratic attitudes.