I think you're getting "nation" and "nation-STATE" mixed up.
Nation - Group of people with shared features.
State - Group with a monopoly on violence in a particular territory.
Nation-State - Group...
Thank you for clarifying. It seems we’re on the same page in terms of what is morally right: freedom of association, freedom of disassociation, & non-initiation of violence.
However, I’ve simply never heard of a “Chrstian-Nationalist” using such a term to mean shared feature.
Other Christians and I usually say things like “the Church,” “Catholic,” “Protestant,” “Southern Baptist,” “Presbyterian,” a specific local church name, etc when referencing a voluntary group based on shared Christian values.
Similarly, anytime I hear use of the word, “Nation” in present day, it is used to describe a particular territory. That particular territory is always defined by an area of a specific ruling class. It’s the modern use of the term.
If you use these words differently, that’s perfectly fine — what I care about is we understand and respect the self-ownership of others; we don’t initiate violence & know how to peacefully coexist 🤝
However, I’ve simply never heard of a “Chrstian-Nationalist” using such a term to mean shared feature.
Other Christians and I usually say things like “the Church,” “Catholic,” “Protestant,” “Southern Baptist,” “Presbyterian,” a specific local church name, etc when referencing a voluntary group based on shared Christian values.
Similarly, anytime I hear use of the word, “Nation” in present day, it is used to describe a particular territory. That particular territory is always defined by an area of a specific ruling class. It’s the modern use of the term.
If you use these words differently, that’s perfectly fine — what I care about is we understand and respect the self-ownership of others; we don’t initiate violence & know how to peacefully coexist 🤝
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