{"id":2574963,"date":"2026-03-01T18:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-announces-special-project-against-christian-nationalism\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T23:43:16","slug":"cnn-announces-special-project-against-christian-nationalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-announces-special-project-against-christian-nationalism\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Announces &#8216;Special Project&#8217; Against &#8216;Christian Nationalism&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-announces-special-project-against-christian-nationalism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2574963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/handmaids-tale-author-under-fire-for-tweeting-article-that-asked-why-we-cant-say-woman-anymore\/\" title=\"\u2018Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Author Under Fire For Tweeting Article That Asked Why We Can\u2019t Say \u2018Woman\u2019 Anymore\">piece argues<\/a> that CNN has shifted toward promoting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meet-the-media-disruptors-hollywood-loves-to-hate\/\" title=\"Meet The Media Disruptors Hollywood Loves To Hate\">left-leaning narrative<\/a> by focusing on the idea of \u201cChristian Nationalism.\u201d It defines Christian nationalism as the belief that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and that laws and institutions should reflect Christian values. The article centers on CNN\u2019s Pamela Brown and a so-called \u201cspecial project\u201d about this movement, noting that Brown embedded with a christian community in Moscow, Idaho, and highlighted Pastor Doug Wilson as a prominent figure in Christian cultural engagement. It contends that CNN and its allies use the term as a broad label for Christians who live out their faith in public life, not just within churches, and it frames events like the memorial service for Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk as pivotal moments for this movement. The piece cites experts (including Matthew Taylor from Georgetown University) who describe a cultural shift and increasing activist sentiment among American Christians who see themselves as persecuted and in need of defending Christian rights. It also references a critical social-media response to Brown\u2019s report and concludes that hostility to Christian Nationalism signals that adherents may be \u201cover the target.\u201d throughout, the content includes various media embeds and interactive elements (ads, video widgets, and social posts) accompanying the discussion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>CNN is known for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >feeding red meat &#038;mdash<\/a>; perhaps blue meat? &mdash; to their left-of-center followers by showing them &ldquo;scary&rdquo; content about the other side of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>From wall-to-wall Jan. 6 coverage to constant whining about President Donald Trump, CNN is one of the most notorious purveyors of leftist narrative framing.<\/p>\n<p>Now the propaganda machine is churning out new content about &ldquo;Christian Nationalism&rdquo; &mdash; the apparently radical idea that America is a historically Christian people, and would be blessed by honoring God and His Word.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s Pamela Brown said she is working on a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-year-after-his-hush-money-conviction-in-new-york-trump-battles-lawfare-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"One year after his hush money conviction in New York, Trump battles lawfare - Washington Examiner\">special project&#038;rdquo<\/a>; about the rise of &ldquo;Christian Nationalism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She defined the movement as &ldquo;rooted in the belief that our country was founded as a Christian nation, and that our laws and institutions should reflect Christian values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN&rsquo;s Pamela Brown announces she&rsquo;s been working on a &ldquo;special project&rdquo; warn against &ldquo;Christian nationalism&rdquo; and portrays them as a radicalized threat to the country.<\/p>\n<p>She then launches into a report where she fears the assassination of Charlie Kirk uniting Christians and scoffs&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1J63ta6EIO\">pic.twitter.com\/1J63ta6EIO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickFondacaro\/status\/2023785142230122696?\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In other words, a &ldquo;Christian Nationalist&rdquo; in the eyes of CNN is any believer with an accurate view of our history, and a desire to love our nation through the promotion of Christian morality in our civic life.<\/p>\n<p>Brown said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/17\/cnns-pamela-brown-reports-in-the-rise-of-christian-nationalism-for-the-whole-story-with-anderson-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> that her work on the hour-long special started after she embedded with a Christian community in Moscow, Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>That is the community out of which Pastor Doug Wilson has become one prominent figurehead for Protestant Christian cultural engagement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The response to that report was overwhelming and highlighted the need to better understand this movement working to redefine America as a Christian nation in the home, in a marriage, in schools and in government,&rdquo; Brown said.<\/p>\n<p>The preview for the special fixated on the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk as a crucial moment for &ldquo;Christian Nationalism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Taylor of Georgetown University&rsquo;s Center of Faith and Justice told Brown that the memorial service for Kirk &ldquo;was one of the most potent examples of this shift in our culture that we&rsquo;re experiencing right now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That was when &ldquo;a large segment of American Christians&rdquo; started being &ldquo;activated by these ideas, radicalized by these ideas that say that they are the persecuted ones and that they need to stand up for Christians&rsquo; rights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The irony, of course, is that a public martyrdom of a leading conservative Christian &mdash; a martyrdom, by the way, that was loudly celebrated by millions of leftists &mdash; may indeed lend some credence to the notion that American Christianity is under threat.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, CNN and their allies have latched onto the term &ldquo;Christian Nationalist&rdquo; as a useful label for any Christian who acts consistently with our faith outside the four walls of our churches.<\/p>\n<p>The leftist anxiety over &ldquo;Christian Nationalism&rdquo; merely means that such Christians are over the target.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); 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It claims CNN is notorious for pushing a leftist narrative and is now producing material about \u201cChristian Nationalism\u201d\u2014the view that America was founded as a Christian nation and should reflect Christian values in its laws and institutions. Pamela Brown is described as working on a \u201cspecial project\u201d about this movement and defines it as the belief that the country\u2019s founding was Christian and that government and society should embody Christian principles.<\/p>\n<p>The article cites a social-media post and notes that Brown\u2019s work on the hour-long special followed her time with a Christian community in Moscow, Idaho, where Pastor Doug Wilson is framed as a key figure in Protestant cultural engagement. Brown is cited as saying the response to her reporting underscored the need to better understand a movement that aims to redefine America as a Christian nation in the home, in marriage, in schools, and in government. 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