The difference between how the majority of Christians in America feel about the border and how a conservative minority of evangelicals feel about the border may have broad consequences for the fate of refugees from Afghanistan.
.” Ideas about Islam and terrorism become a “racialized masculinity,” as Du Mez terms it. This dovetails with Samuel Perry’s research that has found a correlation between “Christian nation” beliefs and strong resistance to refugees and immigration. In other words, the belief that America is a white, strong Christian nation is becoming tied to protectionism. Christian America must be protected from outsiders who are of other religious faiths and ethnicities.
But it’s a complex issue, with multiple schools of thought within the Christian community and even among the evangelical community.sent by the Evangelical Immigration Table, a “broad coalition of evangelical organizations and leaders advocating for immigration reform consistent with biblical values,” to President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
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