THX Series Hub: Christian Nationalism vs Christian Patriotism
Exploring how belief, power, and identity collide—and what it means to reclaim the moral imagination behind democracy.
This series uses the THX frameworks to examine the emotional, political, and systemic machinery behind Christian nationalism. We contrast it with the Founders’ original aspirations and the quiet strength of inclusive patriotism.
We ask: What happens when religion becomes a vehicle for dominance rather than discernment? And how can we reframe faith as a source of flourishing—not fear?
✅ Published / In Progress
🔹📖 Roots and Ruins: How Christian Nationalism Rose in America
A deeply sourced journey through the history and modern reality of Christian Nationalism — revealing how faith was weaponized for power, and calling for a future built on flourishing, not fear.
🔹 Christian Patriotism vs. Christian Nationalism: A THX Analysis on Faith, Power, and What It Means to Truly Love a Nation
Distinguishes the original moral framework of civic freedom from the authoritarian ideology of Christian nationalism.
🔹 Was the Constitution a Beginning or a Blueprint? Why Christian Nationalists Get the Founders Wrong
Raises the question of whether the Founders intended the nation to evolve—or if current Christian nationalists are trying to freeze progress at a moment in time.
🔹 What Guns Really Represent: Identity, Emotion, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Explores the Second Amendment as a totem of emotional security and control, revealing how gun culture overlaps with fear-based faith and identity.
🔹Mapping Religious Trauma: A THX Framework for the Faithful Wounded
Reframes spiritual harm through Clarity, Emotion, Closure, and Meaning. A companion for anyone healing from weaponized faith and reclaiming belief as a personal, not political, journey.
🔹 Why the 298% Tariff Myth Persists—And Why It Works for Trump
Explores the role of fear, clarity gaps, and emotional utility in how false narratives gain traction and drive loyalty.
🔹 The Expectation Gap: What the Right Hoped Trump 2025 Would Deliver—And What’s Really Happened So Far
Applies Prospect Theory and the 12 Utilities to map the emotional dissonance between MAGA expectations and lived reality.
🔹 The SAVE Act and the Legacy of Segregation
Connects voter suppression efforts to the historical playbook of white supremacy, linking Christian nationalism to anti-Black and anti-woman systems. (Planned)
🔹 The Founding Fathers and the Fear of Loss
Analyzes how fear shaped the system’s emotional and political architecture—and how modern nationalists use the same emotional mechanics. (Planned)
🚀 Coming Soon
The Prosperity Gospel and the Dehumanization of Poverty
How wealth-based faith reshapes identity, undermines empathy, and alters emotional norms through the lens of PERMAH and Resource Utility.The Southern Strategy and the Political Weaponization of Faith
Details how Christian schools, desegregation resistance, and Roe v. Wade became rallying points for a new theocratic coalition.How Religious Trauma Maps to THX Frameworks
A look at Clarity, Closure, and Emotional Evocation through the lens of survivors of authoritarian religion.Awe vs Fear in Worship and Governance
Why emotional experience matters—and how systems cultivate awe or exploit fear to gain obedience.
🔍 See Also
Neurodivergence & the Founding of a Nation (Series Hub)
What kind of minds built our systems—and how did they shape or limit moral growth?THX Reflections & Personal Essays (Series Hub)
For lived experiences of spiritual tension, healing, and reclaiming identity.
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