Let’s focus on Five areas the Christian Nationalism Movement fosters and ask how Thomas Merton addresses the issues. What questions should we ask, and what insights from Merton can we glean to understand the situation better? Christian Nationalism blurs people’s thinking between Christian identity and American identity, viewing the two as closely related and seeking to enhance and preserve their union. This goes to the heart: Everything flows from this religious and national identity blurring. Within this framework, the separation of church and state becomes the focus of our attention and understanding as the rise of Christian Nationalism grows.