On the Far Right, there’s a segment that pursues “Christian Identity,” or “CI.” They’ve, in the tradition of the “Heliand,” reinterpreted Scripture to say that they are descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. Denmark was of “Dan” in their parlance. The British Royal family LARPs as Israelites, so I suppose they’re in good company.

One of the reasons CI gains traction is because it’s partially rooted in truth. You can’t deny that Europeans took to Christianity and Christianity took to Europeans. Our ancestors fulfilled the Gospel Mission of carrying the Word to all corners of the World. If God played favorites, I think we know who His favorite son would be.

“I will also give Thee for a light to the Gentiles,” spoke God to Isaiah. We’re more apt to view ourselves as the light than the Gentiles. There’s a fundamental lack of humility and Grace there, but it’s not without some meritorious points.

Christendom and Europe are synonymous. In the old days of the United States and Europe, a non-European was described as “not a Christian man.” We called men from the Middle East “Saracens” or “Mohammedans.” For all of the missteps and bad things that were done in Europe and its colonies, the quiet, fervent faith of the common man has preserved it, despite whatever errors occurred.

The Book of Common Prayer, in the 1611 formation, has prayers for the monarch. But those prayers are sparse against the prayers for the well-being of the common man. Christ came to save all men, but His time on Earth was spent mostly with the common man. The fruit of the common man’s labor are the Christian societies in which we’ve lived up until the past 50 years.

These societies were made in humility and faith of the race that God chose and ordained to carry His banner. One of my favorite essayists described Europeans as the “Christ-bearing Race.” I don’t think a more apt descriptor has been found. He’s since departed the mortal coil to the embrace of our salvation and faith and is doubtlessly walking with Him as we muster on here.

We should embrace our Christian Identity. Christianity and Europe are synonymous and should be. We’re not a lost tribe of Israel. We were the adopted son that pleased his master greatly through loyalty, fervor, and virtue. We are the apple of His eye, and we should always strive to be worthy of His admiration.

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