Relevant to Christian nationalism research - this head to head experimental test of religious vs race suggests that only religious diversification drives emotional responses that would promote Christian nationalism. Important new work here.

Weird to see outspoken Christian nationalists throwing around the term 'antisemitic' at others. Guess it's time to tap the sign. Studies looking at this issue find Christian nationalists are MORE likely to believe antisemeitic tropes. (We link CN to antisemitism in our book too.)

There's a new generalized correlation coefficient xi that can pick up strong correlations in nonlinear (even oscillatory) data. I wrote some thoughts about it here: milesdwilliams15.github.io/methods/statis….

Here's an example that seems extreme until you find out that it's very commonly subscribed to among prophecy believers: '50% of prophecy believers agree that the Church should have a veto to decide whether legislation becomes law.'
See also: religioninpublic.blog/2023/04/26/is-…

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I'm very honored to have my research featured on 2 segments of this week's On the Media episode.

I realize that to the uninitiated (& even to some Christians) the forms of Christian supremacy I describe in this interview sound bizarre.

Consider these my interview footnotes. 1/

I'm thrilled to see coverage of the New Apostolic Reformation breaking thru in mainstream media!

Bradley Onishi & I are finalists for an Religion News Association award (Analysis & Commentary) for these two 2023 NAR-related articles:

religiondispatches.org/evidence-stron…

and

rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

“When Do Voters Reward Overtly Religious Appeals?” w/ Abraham Aldama is forthcoming in Journal of Politics @[email protected]! Building on Bethany Albertson Paul Djupe Andrew Whitehead - American Idols Podcast Perry Campbell +, we examine when politicians might use *overtly* religious rhetoric instead of cloaked appeals

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Today's Sean Feucht podcast episode offers a textbook example of the charismaticization of the far-right & the radicalization of young Christians.

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That might sound like an odd combo, but it's a very real & unstable paradox in our politics. Read on... 1/

This piece in The Nation by Chris Lehmann is one of the best reported articles in years about the New Apostolic Reformation & the ongoing shift in Amer Christianity:

thenation.com/article/societ…

w/ analysis from Kristin Du Mez, Robert P. Jones - Hidden Roots of White Supremacy, Paul Djupe, ProfB, Jeff Sharlet, & me

Happy Rapture Day!

🧵 What causes #ChristianNationalism to increase? Demographic threat. Authors find telling White Christians about threats to Christian numerical dominance evoked disgust which then led to increases in Christian nationalism & belief that Christians are discriminated against. 1/4

7/ This is just 1 of 7 stories in our new edition of the Christian Right Observer Weekly (CROW), a joint project of Cyril Mychalejko, Kira Resistance 🚨, and [email protected] ✍🏻 📢. Please share our newsletter far and wide. Voters deserve to know the scope & ramifications of the Christian…

Appreciate the writeup of our piece in JSSRjournal finding that disagreement can push people into congregations outside their religious identity. Open access too. W Ryan Burge 📊 and Chris Garneau.