A Christian Nation

I'm not convinced that a modern nation can or should be Christian.

"Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all." Colossians 3:11

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Galatians 3:28

Modern western states as we now know them, didn't exist in Christ's time. It is ludicrous to assume that Christ envisioned such a state and that sayings in the bible can apply to them.

Nationalism denies the equality of human beings by pitting them against one another. Nationalism, regardless of whether or not it is monocentric or polycentric, is un-Christlike at its core. Patriotism is a form of idolatry.

If any form of nationalism can be compatible at all with Christianity, it must be a polycentric nationalism. In other words, a nationalism that accepts all races, ethnicities, origins, ...as well as all religions. But such a nationalism cannot be a wholly Christian one.

"Christian nation" is a contradiction in terms. Christ's message was about rejecting our tribal nature and developed prejudices, and loving others. It had/has nothing to do with nationalism. Christianity is primarily a personal experience, and can't be a "national" one.