Post by addisona on Feb 17, 2022 14:00:08 GMT
How white Christian nationalism is part of the ‘freedom convoy’ protests
Part of the “freedom convoy” occupying Ottawa are white Christian nationalists.
White Christian nationalists are people who combine American-style white evangelicalism with Canadian nationalism to declare themselves as the only authentic Canadians. We’ve all seen photos and videos of the convoy on news sites, social media and websites like “convoytraitors” which is dedicated to documenting businesses involved in the convoy.
As I was perusing “convoytraitors” the other night, one image caught my eye. It was displaying a banner with a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles. I am a biblical scholar with a particular interest in 1-2 Chronicles. What was this verse, 2 Chronicles 7:14, doing on the back of a truck cab in Ottawa?
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
The banner displays a translation from the New King James Version, which is a favourite of certain evangelical Christians.
This verse is from the passage when God appears to Solomon (2 Chronicles 7:12-22) after he has finished building the temple in Jerusalem. Here, God speaks to Solomon and confirms that his prayer in 2 Chronicles 6 will be fulfilled — that God will hear them, forgive them and repair the land. But if God’s commandments aren’t followed, the temple will be destroyed and the people expelled.
In ancient Mediterranean theologies, all natural disasters had divine cause. Deities could punish their adherents for their sins with famine, disease, drought, conquest and other disasters.
theconversation.com/how-white-christian-nationalism-is-part-of-the-freedom-convoy-protests-177113
Part of the “freedom convoy” occupying Ottawa are white Christian nationalists.
White Christian nationalists are people who combine American-style white evangelicalism with Canadian nationalism to declare themselves as the only authentic Canadians. We’ve all seen photos and videos of the convoy on news sites, social media and websites like “convoytraitors” which is dedicated to documenting businesses involved in the convoy.
As I was perusing “convoytraitors” the other night, one image caught my eye. It was displaying a banner with a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles. I am a biblical scholar with a particular interest in 1-2 Chronicles. What was this verse, 2 Chronicles 7:14, doing on the back of a truck cab in Ottawa?
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
The banner displays a translation from the New King James Version, which is a favourite of certain evangelical Christians.
This verse is from the passage when God appears to Solomon (2 Chronicles 7:12-22) after he has finished building the temple in Jerusalem. Here, God speaks to Solomon and confirms that his prayer in 2 Chronicles 6 will be fulfilled — that God will hear them, forgive them and repair the land. But if God’s commandments aren’t followed, the temple will be destroyed and the people expelled.
In ancient Mediterranean theologies, all natural disasters had divine cause. Deities could punish their adherents for their sins with famine, disease, drought, conquest and other disasters.
theconversation.com/how-white-christian-nationalism-is-part-of-the-freedom-convoy-protests-177113