From RNS-Robert P. Jones seems to be making a bold claim in his new book, The End of White Christian America. According to the publisher, the book addresses “a new reality—America is no longer a majority white Christian nation.”
If that doesn’t seem right, it’s because it isn’t.
Jones isn’t writing about “Christian” in the normal meaning of the term. This isn’t an America of Catholic or Orthodox Christians. As Jones states clearly between the covers, “I use the term White Christian America to describe the domain of Protestants in America” (emphasis in original).
The book would be better titled,
The End of White Christian Protestant America
(Actually, since “white” is really short for “non-Hispanic white” it should be The End of Non-Hispanic White Christian Protestant America, but I digress).
More here-
http://religionnews.com/2016/07/12/the-end-of-white-christian-america-is-meaningless/
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