"Rural Conservative States Show Strong Support for Christian Nationalism"

A new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute reveals that states like North Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, and West Virginia have strong support for Christian nationalism, with about three in ten Americans sympathizing with the idea of the U.S. as a Christian nation. This belief is particularly prevalent among white evangelical Protestants, who make up a third of the Republican party, and is associated with policy priorities such as restrictions on abortion access, LGBTQ rights, and immigration limits. The movement's influence is exemplified by the recent ruling in Alabama granting legal protections to frozen embryos, with the state's chief justice quoting from the Bible in his opinion and advocating for dominion in the legal realm.