In his last State of the Union speech President Obama openly regretted how during his presidency the polarization and division of the country has gotten worse. The suspicion and rancour between the parties is even deeper than before.
Last week in his inaugural address President Trump spoke about healing the divisions in America: "The bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity." Then President Trump explains precisely his vision for how this unity will come about: "At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America and through our loyalty to our country we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice."
The solution to America's division is nationalism. A total allegiance to the United States of America. Sadly it went unnoticed that the same bible tells us not just that unity is good and pleasant, but how unity can truly be found... how the dividing wall of hostility can be torn down (Eph 2:14). And of course this hostility and division is not because of a lack of patriotism. In fact, nationalism was one of the main ingredients that created the dividing wall of hostility between Jews and Gentiles in the first place. I'm afraid that without war or a common enemy (which is overwhelming felt by all), this vision for healing our divisions will continue to make genuine unity elusive.
The solution to America's division is nationalism. A total allegiance to the United States of America. Sadly it went unnoticed that the same bible tells us not just that unity is good and pleasant, but how unity can truly be found... how the dividing wall of hostility can be torn down (Eph 2:14). And of course this hostility and division is not because of a lack of patriotism. In fact, nationalism was one of the main ingredients that created the dividing wall of hostility between Jews and Gentiles in the first place. I'm afraid that without war or a common enemy (which is overwhelming felt by all), this vision for healing our divisions will continue to make genuine unity elusive.