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Can An Anti Christian Nationalist Even Say the Nicene Creed? (Contra Mundum, Episode 39)
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The Nicene Creed was composed at a council called by a Christian Prince, the first Christian Emperor of Rome, Constantine I.
Constantine used the power and resources of the state to legalize the Christian religion and then to gather the leadership of the church to settle doctrinal controversy.
The Nicene Creed, one of the core confessional statements throughout the history of the church is inherently anti-pluralistic. Its very composition was out of an environment where the ruling power was explicitly Christian.
Can those who oppose Christian Nationalism, and the desire for Christians to wield political power as Christians in good faith confess this creed?
We discuss this question and ancient Christian politics with the poaster, The Other Paul.