Progressive Dallas pastors warn against embrace of Christian nationalism: ‘Not our faith’ – By Michael Williams (The Dallas Morning News) / Oct 8, 2022
Progressive faith leaders and lawmakers in Dallas are concerned about the rising acceptance of Christian nationalism in the political mainstream, and are warning the ideology will become intertwined with public policy unless it is called out
DALLAS — Progressive faith leaders and lawmakers in Dallas are concerned about the rising acceptance of Christian nationalism in the political mainstream, and are warning the ideology will become intertwined with public policy unless it is called out.
Some right-wing elected officials and candidates across the country, including in Texas, have embraced the ideology, which holds that Christianity should be a cornerstone of American life and government.
“I think a lot of us who are Christians, particularly mainline Protestants and Methodists, are very concerned about Christian nationalism,” said Eric Folkerth, senior pastor at Kessler Park United Methodist Church. “We find it a dangerous movement, and I think that we feel Christians who are not Christian nationalists have a special duty to stand up and speak against it and say this is wrong. This is not our faith.”
Folkerth was one of several pastors, congregants and elected officials who attended events in North Texas hosted by Vote Common Good, a progressive evangelical group led by Minneapolis-based pastor and activist Doug Pagitt that is traveling across the country teaching people of faith how to identify and combat Christian nationalism. Their Dallas events included a rally at Wilshire Baptist Church on Monday and a training session at Kessler Park Tuesday.
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