'The spiritual and moral health of the Latter-day Saint community is at grave risk from Christian nationalist ideology,' writes Taylor Petrey, editor of 'Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.'
over a significant bloc — nearly 4 in 10 Latter-day Saints are adherents or sympathizers with Christian nationalism. The spiritual and moral health of the Latter-day Saint community is at grave risk from Christian nationalist ideology.
The numbers of Latter-day Saints who espouse these ideas are far higher than the general population, where only 29% are adherents or sympathizers. The high concentration of this demographic among Latter-day Saints poses a potent risk to the openness and health of the Latter-day Saint community as these people might hold leadership positions or be youth teachers where they can mingle their philosophies in LDS contexts.
These ideas are similar to other extremist religious nationalist movements around the globe, including Islamic and Hindu nationalism. These movements, too, are violent and discriminatory. Pluralistic values have been vital for the acceptance of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States and abroad. Latter-day Saints who adhere to or are sympathetic to Christian nationalism do not understand the U.S. Constitution, rule of law, or our own history.
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