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Defining Christian Nationalism
- Christian nationalism means a Christian people consciously acting for both earthly and heavenly good through civil laws and customs.
- It is a neutral concept that admits good or bad expressions, challenging common negative assumptions.
Christian Nation Analogy: Family
- Nations can be Christian as families can be Christian, through restoring natural order with Christian grace.
- Christian nations are oriented toward worship and heavenly life, without conflating church and state roles.
Church and State Complementarity
- The state and church are distinct institutions with complementary roles; the church administers heavenly life and the state supports outward good.
- Civil government is naturally ordained to promote true religion, i.e., Christianity, grounding politics in natural law.