{"id":2577446,"date":"2026-03-08T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-christian-leaders-issue-letter-against-rise-of-white-christian-nationalism\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T14:26:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:26:06","slug":"woke-christian-leaders-issue-letter-against-rise-of-white-christian-nationalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-christian-leaders-issue-letter-against-rise-of-white-christian-nationalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke Christian Leaders Issue Letter Against Rise of &#8216;White 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\">22<\/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%2Fwoke-christian-leaders-issue-letter-against-rise-of-white-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=2577446&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>A coalition of left-leaning evangelical and mainline Christian leaders released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/get-woke-go-broke-spacex-fires-employees-who-wrote-a-letter-blasting-elon-musks-behavior-and-values\/\" title=\"Get Woke, Go Broke: SpaceX Fires Employees Who Wrote A ... Blasting Elon Musk\u2019s \u2018Behavior\u2019 And \u2018Values\u2019\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economists-push-for-another-round-of-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"Economists Push for Another Round of Stimulus Checks\">open letter<\/a> criticizing<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">trump administration<\/a> and warning against white Christian nationalism. They argue that Christian nationalism corrupts faith, contributes to oppression and threats to democracy, and calls for Christians to resist injustices and to act with compassion and humanitarian concern as taught by Jesus. Signatories include leaders from denominations such as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Moravians, the mennonite Church USA, and the United Church of Christ, along with prominent evangelicals like Kristin Du Mez and Shane Claiborne. The letter urges Christians to resist tying national or racial identity to Christianity, to speak out for the vulnerable, and to avoid using faith to justify political abuse, framing genuine faith as a force for justice and peace rather than partisan power.  <\/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>A coalition of left-leaning evangelical Christians issued a new open letter against the Trump administration and what they claimed is a rising tide of &ldquo;white Christian nationalism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, legacy media outlets and Democratic leaders have linked a rise in distinctly Christian conservative political engagement to &ldquo;Christian nationalism,&rdquo; denouncing the notion that America is an historically Christian people and country.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/acalltochristians.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, signed by hundreds of Christian leaders, reflected a similar sentiment as it criticized President Donald Trump&rsquo;s policies during his second term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are facing a cruel and oppressive government; citizens and immigrants being demonized, disappeared, and even killed; the erosion of hard-won rights and freedoms; and a calculated effort to reverse America&rsquo;s growing racial and ethnic diversity &mdash; all of which are pushing us toward authoritarian and imperial rule,&rdquo; the letter claimed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What confronts us is not only an endangered democracy and the rise of tyranny. It is also a Christian faith corrupted by the heretical ideology of white Christian nationalism, and a church that has often failed to equip its members to model Jesus&rsquo;s teachings and fulfill its prophetic calling as a humanitarian, compassionate, and moral compass for society.&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\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \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\">&ldquo;We call on all Christians to join us in greater acts of courage to resist the injustices and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-democratic danger sweeping<\/a> across the nation. In moments like this, silence is not neutrality&mdash;it is an active choice to permit harm.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QCJz3MAIvO\">https:\/\/t.co\/QCJz3MAIvO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James F. McGrath (@ReligionProf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReligionProf\/status\/2026123416697270382?\">February 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The letter, seeking to represent &ldquo;the breadth of Christian traditions and one part of our nation&rsquo;s religiously plural society,&rdquo; asserted that such trends mandated that they speak.<\/p>\n<p>It called Christians to &ldquo;join us in greater acts of courage to resist the injustices and anti-democratic danger sweeping across the nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In moments like this, silence is not neutrality &mdash; it is an active choice to permit harm,&rdquo; the letter claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Again invoking &ldquo;the teachings of Jesus,&rdquo; the coalition said that they &ldquo;refuse to be silent while too many people who call themselves Christians aid, abet, or simply stand by and allow these atrocities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We choose to resist, calling forth the righteous demands of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/church-official-in-jerusalem-offers-to-exchange-himself-for-child-hostages-held-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Jerusalem ... Official Volunteers to Swap Himself for Hamas&#039; Child Hostages.\">faith rooted<\/a> in the teachings of Jesus. Religion should not be used to deify politicians or justify their abuses,&rdquo; the letter continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When it is, faith ceases to be faithful and becomes a weapon of both heresy and hypocrisy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The document even categorically denounced the notion of nationalism, saying that Christians must not &ldquo;confuse American and Christian identity with whiteness, or mistake allegiance to modern-day Caesars for faithfulness to Christ.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On Ash Wednesday, I joined a community of Christian leaders who released &ldquo;A Call to Christians in a Crisis of Faith and Democracy.&rdquo; During Lent, I&rsquo;m going to take a break from social media and pray, fast and help the poor (Matthew 6) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ADe6IRrUE\">https:\/\/t.co\/9ADe6IRrUE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Heltzel (@PeterHeltzel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterHeltzel\/status\/2024318523988664614?\">February 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Among the mainline Christian denominations whose leaders signed the letter were the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Moravians, the Mennonite Church USA, and the United Church of Christ (UCC).<\/p>\n<p>Prominent evangelicals who signed the letter included Kristin Du Mez, a professor of history and gender studies at Calvin University, and Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We serve a God, through our Lord and Liberator Jesus Christ, who equips us with the courage and fortitude to stand for justice and peace,&rdquo; the letter concluded.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will always stand in solidarity with those who are most vulnerable among us.&rdquo;<\/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(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Building on a broader media and political conversation, they argue that Christian nationalism has become a recognizable form of Christian political engagement in the United States, and they challenge the idea that the United States is inherently a Christian nation. The letter, signed by hundreds of Christian leaders, contends that the country faces an oppressive government that demonizes citizens and immigrants, erodes hard-won rights, and seeks to reverse the country\u2019s increasing racial and ethnic diversity, pushing toward authoritarian rule. It also claims that Christianity itself has been corrupted by white nationalist ideology and that the church has too often failed to model Jesus\u2019s teachings as a humanitarian, compassionate, and moral guide for society.<\/p>\n<p>The authors say they represent a broad spectrum of Christian traditions and feel compelled to speak out in what they call a crisis of democracy and faith. They urge fellow Christians to join in courageous action to resist injustices and anti-democratic dangers, insisting that silence in such moments is not neutrality but an active choice that permits harm. Citing Jesus\u2019s teachings, they insist they will not remain silent while some Christians aid or tolerate atrocities, and they pledge to resist in order to let religion remain a force for justice and peace. They argue that faith should not be used to deify politicians or excuse abusive power, and that when it is, faith loses its fidelity and becomes a tool of heresy and hypocrisy. The letter explicitly rejects the idea of nationalism, warning Christians not to confuse American identity with whiteness or to mistake loyalty to political leaders for faithfulness to Christ.<\/p>\n<p>Publicly, some signatories also referenced their participation in related calls and conversations during Lent and Ash Wednesday, including reflections on resisting injustices. Among the mainline denominations cited as signatories were the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the Moravians, the Mennonite Church USA, and the United Church of Christ, with prominent evangelicals Kristin Du Mez and Shane Claiborne among those who signed. The signatories\u2019 closing message asserts a commitment to stand with the vulnerable and to pursue justice and peace through their faith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2577447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-770.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5695,42953,75369],"class_list":["post-2577446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-christianity","tag-religious-leaders","tag-white-christian-nationalism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Michael-Featured-Image-770.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577446"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577450,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577446\/revisions\/2577450"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}