Is Christian nationalism to blame for mass shootings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please define "christian nationalism".

Most of the descriptions I encounter are basically anyone who is a Christian, is patriotic, and has conservative views.

Is that what Christian nationalism is? If no, I dont think they are threatening us with anything other than invitations to their church or their BBQ.

The taint of Evangelical Christianity, which appears to border as much as ISIS does to Islam, in its fantaticism.

Every year, more Americans die from guns than all the terrorist murders in the world combined. Go America! Winning! ProLife and ProGuns! We are so smart!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, absolutely, there is a connection. Read, Jesus and John Wayne:
https://kristindumez.com/books/jesus-and-john-wayne/
Also, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/god-and-guns/
Studies abound showing the correlation between White Christianity and gun ownership.

-Politics prof with a specialization in religion

Came here to say just this (not a professor). White Christianity has morphed into some of the misogynistic, He-Man mentality. Look at the imagery: Jesus has huge muscles, the manly savior, etc. It's not the Protestant church many of us grew up with. It's homeschooled, extremists touting guns, saving baaabbies, and loving Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:no

Socially isolated lone wolf males with:

Mental illness and easy access to guns

Sorry.
We have to find a way to blame Christians and anyone who believes that the citizens of the US should promote the interests of the US (nationalism). Hence: "Christian Nationalism."
The idea of isolated young males who are clearly mentally ill is a much too complicated theory and would require more action than simply "banning guns."
We would need to actually look at why these young men are so isolated.... looking into their home lives, their social media presence, their propensity to abuse animals and women, their juvenile arrest records.....

Nope, can't do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One theory - embraced as recently as yesterday on The View - is Christian nationalism is causing these mass shootings. Along with trump, it’s popularity is increasing, especially in Texas.

Anyone else think this is what’s up?

Yes. I am protestant but I truly believe that Christianity is responsible for virtually all the problems on this earth. I stopped attending church a few years back because a group in my church because of their hatred of Gays.

[Anonymous]

No.

Stop deflection and distracting.

We need to ban guns.

Even very religious or very socially conservative countries in the world do not allow their citizens to bear arms.

This has nothing to do with Christianity, but everything to do with LOBBYING INFLUENCE IN THE US. Which no other country has. The USA is one of the only democracies in the world where elected officials can be BOUGHT AND PAID FOR by wealthy corporations/organizations who fund their political campaigns.

We need to pass anti-lobbying laws, and we need to ban guns.

End of story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:no

Socially isolated lone wolf males with:

Mental illness and easy access to guns

Sorry.
We have to find a way to blame Christians and anyone who believes that the citizens of the US should promote the interests of the US (nationalism). Hence: "Christian Nationalism."
The idea of isolated young males who are clearly mentally ill is a much too complicated theory and would require more action than simply "banning guns."
We would need to actually look at why these young men are so isolated.... looking into their home lives, their social media presence, their propensity to abuse animals and women, their juvenile arrest records.....

Nope, can't do that.

Mental illness, social media, gun culture/accessibility are not mutually exclusive. The US is the only country that really embraces the latter, though. Every other country has mental illness, social media. And the results are clear. But go ahead, stick your head in the sand when confronted with data.

[Anonymous]

The difference is other countries have free national health care so they address mental illness, unlike here in the US.

This is a mental health issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The difference is other countries have free national health care so they address mental illness, unlike here in the US.

This is a mental health issue.

Sure, but it's most immediately and drastically solvable by reducing guns. There aren't very many mental health counselors in East Asian countries, but SHOCKER, they don't have schoolchildren murdered by guns on a regular basis because they make it extremely difficult to obtain firearms.

I'd like to see Republicans sponsor a bill that would provide extensive, accessible mental health counseling. I'll be waiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The difference is other countries have free national health care so they address mental illness, unlike here in the US.

This is a mental health issue.

Yes, Christian nationalism is a mental health issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:no

Socially isolated lone wolf males with:

Mental illness and easy access to guns

ding ding ding...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/disturbing-pattern-mass-shootings-young-114506454.html

The gun, he said, gave him a sense of power.

“There’s an incredible sense of aching despair plus hopelessness, and then there’s a sense of a lack of meaningful connections,” Rathus said. “Then there’s access to lethal means, that’s the center.”

In 2006, McAndrew and two of his colleagues set out to test the effect of guns on the behavior of young men, monitoring the testosterone levels, and signs of aggression, in 30 male college students when they were given a children’s toy and an actual firearm.

“The presence of a gun changed their behavior significantly,” he said. “Just holding a gun gave you guts.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The difference is other countries have free national health care so they address mental illness, unlike here in the US.

This is a mental health issue.

Yes, Christian nationalism is a mental health issue.

+1 they are like a cult

-lifelong Chrstian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One theory - embraced as recently as yesterday on The View - is Christian nationalism is causing these mass shootings. Along with trump, it’s popularity is increasing, especially in Texas.

Anyone else think this is what’s up?

Each year, a greater percentage of Americans identify as non-religious. If anything, we’re at the last stages of the “religious right”. https://dnyuz.com/2022/06/01/what-comes-after-the-religious-right/

[Anonymous]

Most mass shooter's don't match the christian nationalist demographic. We've had 233 so far this year.

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One theory - embraced as recently as yesterday on The View - is Christian nationalism is causing these mass shootings. Along with trump, it’s popularity is increasing, especially in Texas.

Anyone else think this is what’s up?

Each year, a greater percentage of Americans identify as non-religious. If anything, we’re at the last stages of the “religious right”. https://dnyuz.com/2022/06/01/what-comes-after-the-religious-right/

Maybe with regards to percentage of the population, but these people have been systematically worming their way into politics, the judiciary, and local governments for the last several decades. They are already having an outsized influence on the foundations of our democracy, and are poised to have an even greater influence and consolidation of power going forward. They played the long game and we didn't, and the country is in real danger because of that.

[Anonymous]

The View?