It's good to have you back for another episode of apostolic life in the 21st century.

I want to say to all of our listeners and viewers in the United States, happy Independence

Day.

We're going to celebrate that a little bit later this week.

And the question we're going to talk about today is, I guess you could say it's rooted in

that just a little bit. Today we want to talk about a term that gets thrown around a lot in the

media and elsewhere, and that term is Christian nationalism. Dr. Bernard, this term Christian nationalism, I just said, we're hearing

more and more about that these days, especially in the media, although I think we need to have

you define that and tell us what is Christian nationalism, and is it something we should be

concerned about? That really is the heart of the question, what do you mean by that?

So it means different things to different people. But let's talk about some things that it doesn't mean,

or that shouldn't mean. And to answer the question, I do think it is a problem and can be a problem.

So Christian nationalism could mean several different things,

but one idea is that America was founded as a Christian nation and should remain a Christian nation.

Other ideas that we should fight for a Christian identity for our nation. And sometimes I can even mean

potentially violence or civil war. So obviously these problems are very problematic. And for some,

it might even be connected with racial identity or ethnic identity. Obviously, that's a problem.

So let me back up and start with the biblical concept. First of all, I think we should love our family, love our society,

love our community, love our nation. That's called patriotism. So patriotism is love of country.

I think that's expected. We're to love our neighbor as our self.

Well, by extension, then our neighbors would certainly be our own nation.

You do have examples of in the Psalms pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

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