David French on Christian Nationalism
An interview in the Washington Post
Conservative evangelical writer David French shared his concerns about the dangers of Christian nationalism in an interview with the Washington Post. While he condemns recent nationalist trends within the evangelical movement, he also remains firm in his religious beliefs as an evangelical and provides much-needed context to understand our current moment in the aftermath of the Jan 6 insurrection.
Speaking more broadly, French emphasizes that “we are superheating our political rhetoric at home out of proportion to the stakes of our political controversies. And that’s dangerous.” However, not all rhetoric is created equal. French also sees room for nuance, pointing out that “one of the misnomers about White evangelicals is that their churches are deeply political. That is by and large not true.”
You can access the entire interview through the Washington Post.
About David French
David is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a contributing writer for The Atlantic. A graduate of Harvard Law School, David was previously a senior writer for National Review and a columnist for Time. He is a former constitutional litigator and a past president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. David is a New York Times bestselling author, and his most recent book, Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation, was released last September. David is a former major in the United States Army Reserve and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he was awarded the Bronze Star.
