One false rhetorical claim that Christian Nationalists often repeat to justify their Seven Mountain Mandate is that America has always been a Christian nation. This claim can be competently refuted by exploring and reporting the facts about early American Religious History.

It is a fact that most Americans, including Christian Nationalists, and religious leaders, are ignorant of the facts about America’s religious history. This ignorance is the consequence of failure by politicians to recognize religion’s impact on American history and include it in public school curriculums. That neglect is a big part of the reason Christian Nationalists have been able to rewrite this history to fit its political needs and gain threatening influence in the American political scene.

Ignorance of Americas’ religious history leaves a big gap for religious leaders, journalists, scholars and private citizens to fill. Confronting Christian Nationalism will do what it can to try to fill that gap, but the heavy lifting must be done by journalists and scholars who have the skills and platforms from which they can educate the American public about early American religious history.

Even if journalists and scholars do their part to research and report the truth about America’s religious history, however, many other private citizens need to do their part to be informed and share truth with their Christian Nationalist family, friends and neighbors. These personal networks may be the only way disseminate truth needed to dismantle Christian Nationalism’s deceptive arguments about America’s religious history.

Confronting Christian Nationalism will continue to do its part to post relevant articles for all to see. In the meantime, concerned Americans would do well to inform themselves about America’s religious history so they can correctly critique Christian Nationalism’s narrative. The resources exist to research and dispense the truth, but it must be a collective effort.