A Yale University professor said that Christian homeschooling is often “a major vector of White Christian Nationalism.” He said that Christian nationalism is “a cultural framework that idealizes and advocates a fusion of Christianity with American civic life.”
A Yale University professor claimed that Christian homeschooling is often “a major vector of White Christian Nationalism.”
Philip Gorski — who teaches sociology — wrote the critique on Twitter after retweeting an advertisement for a Christian school from 1975.
The advertisement emphasized that the school had “no hippies,” as children were expected to maintain “neatness of appearance, proper length of hair for boys, and right attitudes toward elders.” Students were also taught about the “sacredness of hard work.”
The school also boasted that students were “taught to love America” and that patriotism is “a part of our program.”
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