FORT WAYNE – Although it has gained traction in recent years, Christian nationalism is not a new ideology, Moises Serrano of Americans United for Separation of Church and State told a crowd of concerned Indiana citizens on Saturday.
Serrano, media relations manager for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational and advocacy organization dedicated to defending the separation of church and state, said the growth of Christian nationalism is a fear-based reaction to the changing demographics of our country.
The percentage of Americans who identify as Christians has been consistently shrinking since the 1990s, and it is projected that white Americans will make up less than half of the population by 2045. This means that soon, white Christians will no longer be the largest demographic group in America. Serrano said that this loss in majority status has resulted in a moral panic among Christian nationalists, who fear losing political and cultural power…