In states including North Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia, half or nearly half of residents support the view that Christians should dominate all areas of American society, including its laws, according to a new survey about the influence of Christian nationalism by the Public Religion Research Institute, based on interviews with more than 22,000 people.

The nonprofit’s latest research mapped support across all 50 states for a set of religious beliefs that used to belong to the fringes of Christianity in the United States.

Nationally, about three in ten Americans believe, or at least sympathize with, ideas that claim the U.S. is a Christian nation and that the country’s laws should draw from Christian values.

  • LocoOhNo@lemmus.orgEnglish
    24·
    7 months ago

    There are at least 2 Trump themed stores in the Pigeon Forge area of Tennessee. Ironically, one of them is next to a Mexican restaurant. I’ve never felt any inclination to enter the Trump store, but I’m sure it’s absolutely full of cheap shit that they got from a bulk online shop from overseas, despite their gung-ho bullshit.

    You know what you don’t see? Biden stores in California or NYC. Because the left isn’t a fucking cult full of slack- jawed yokels whose parents were related.

    • Bananigans@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      7 months ago

      I saw those about 2 weeks ago. There are several other stores in the area that have giant window signs advertising that they sell Trump merch as well, just not wholly dedicated stores. Kind of wanted to stop in front for an oddity tourist photo.

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      7 months ago

      Be a damn shame if anything happened to those stores. Do you have any idea how many ways there are for a building to catch on fire? Oily rags, bad wiring, a careless cigarette, shitty Chinesium batteries. Hope they’ve taken adequate precautions and their fire suppression systems haven’t been disabled (possibly drained if applicable) ahead of time.