A question many Americans have not wanted to face is pressing itself upon us anyway: how do we respond effectively to Christian nationalism?
Beliefs and opinions of Christian Nationalism are becoming increasingly clear over recent months.
The OneEarth Jubilee Circles, working in their local contexts, are working with people to create a local economy from the bottom up. People told us about how they have found they together can be agents of change when they work together and create groups in solidarity for OneEarth structures. Their excitement is palpable as they testified to us of the changes in their own lives and taught us how they were doing it.
Typically, we make purchases based on certain criteria. “Where is it cheapest?” or “What is most convenient?” and others. But what if we trained ourselves to ask first: “What is the most local?” “How can I support the local economy and also make real change in the world?” After making local our priority, then other questions can follow.
“It’s possible” is how I answer the question raised by the title. Let’s look at how.
Acts of caring, sharing, and justice alone will not change economic systems. They will take care of humanitarian needs neglected by the system in charge without changing the system. What, then, is necessary for such acts to leverage system change?
Too many brands of religion have forgotten those stories of their tradition that subvert patriarchal culture and heal the people, animals, and ecology that have been poisoned by it. Caught unconsciously in the patriarchal grasp, brands of patriarchal religion lend selected sacred texts to the cause. So today patriarchal systems and powers, determined to hold onto dominance, are insufficiently challenged by strong powers of the Spirit.
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