POLARIZING RELIGIOUS NATIONALISTIC MOVEMENT

Christian political ideologies seek to control all seven aspects of society and your life: family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government.

As George Grant wrote in his book The Changing of the Guard: Biblical Principles for Political Action: "But it is dominion we are after. Not just a voice.... Christian politics has as its primary intent the conquest of the land—of men, families, institutions, bureaucracies, courts, and governments for the Kingdom of Christ."

Katherine Stewart, author of The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, stated that Christian nationalism is: “not a single religion, it’s both an ideology – a set of ideas — and it’s also a political movement – an organized quest for power.”

In the religiopolitical movement, nationalists have weaponized Christianity against perceived foes, casting aside the core values of democracy, and backing autocratic political leaders. This will result in:

• The belief that to be an American you need to be a white Christian 
• Discrimination against religious minorities and nonreligious
• Targeting of abortion clinics
• Hindering access for women in need of care
• Women being totally subservient to their husbands
• Gun violence justification since it is used for a "holy cause"
• Enacting God's will over the people's will
• Installation of mandatory prayer in school
• Stoppage of any public assistance for the poor

The marriage of power and extreme right-wing religion is against:

• Actions to reduce carbon in the atmosphere
•  Access to life-saving reproductive health care
• Birth control
• Sexual expression
• Gender roles 
• LGBTQIA+ rights
• Public education which is viewed as a "threat to civilization"
• Free thought
• Voting access 
• Discussion of critical race theory
• Books deemed offensive that need to be removed from schools and community libraries

Christian nationalism often involves a revisionist interpretation of history, portraying the nation's founding and development as explicitly Christian, and suggesting that secular or non-Christian influences are a departure from its original intent.

The theocratic movement 's aim is to infuse society at all levels with their biblical worldview. 

The pluralistic foundation of the Balanced Paradigm positions democracy over hierarchy, equality over patriarchy, liberties over duty, and creates a balance between religion and secularism.

 The interconnected and depolarizing nature of the Balanced Paradigm encourages dialogue between traditional religious values and modern secular values and helps integrate beneficial aspects of both, preventing the rigid imposition of any one perspective.

The Balanced Paradigm upholds individual rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, and counterbalances the efforts of the theocratic right from imposing their beliefs on individuals.

The Balanced Paradigm's logic system of the Included Middle and the Principle of Centeredness supports secular governance by creating a neutrality towards all religions which ensures that no single religious ideology dominates governmental policies.