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Using a large, national, random sample of American adults, I show Christian nationalism is strongly linked to ableism. Ableism refers to the tendency to stereotype & discriminate against people w/ disabilities.

Here's the peer-reviewed journal article:

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Christian nationalism and ableism in the United States
Abstract. Americans with disabilities face significant hurdles across multiple social institutions in the United States. Their inclusion and equitable trea
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Christian nationalism is an ideology committed to fusing a particularly conservative strain of Christianity w/ American civic life. It demands all levels of our government preserve it as central to our national identity, determining which Americans truly belong.

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Five Elements of Christian Nationalism
Christian nationalism envisions a very particular nation: one that is ordered in such a way that only a certain group remains at the top and in charge while others have limited access to the levers of...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@universitypress.cambridge.org "Based on an ethnographic inquiry into France's most prominent Muslim organization...the book shows how a non-confrontational approach underpins the fast-expanding Islamic revival movement in Europe." www.cambridge.org/core/books/r...
Respectable Muslims
Cambridge Core - Political Sociology - Respectable Muslims
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November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"A groundbreaking examination of Trump’s State Department...Blessing America First draws broader lessons for understanding the relationship between religion and democracy under populist rule." cup.columbia.edu/book/blessin...
Blessing America First | Columbia University Press
How did the Trump administration change the place of religion in U.S. foreign policy? How did the guardrails of America’s foreign policy bureaucracy respon... | CUP
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November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Should have tagged the author himself @landonschnabel.bsky.social
I teach his paper every year. It is 1) helpful for helping students understand contemporary politics (or...any era's politics, really), and 2) a reminder that old theory isn't inherently bad theory.

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Opiate of the Masses? Inequality, Religion, and Political Ideology in the United States
Abstract. This study considers the assertion that religion is the opiate of the masses. Using a special module of the General Social Survey, I first demons
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November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM