The Left makes it sound like America is constantly on the verge of a Christo-fascist Handmaid’s Tale. The opposite is true: Christians in public life are a moderating, edifying influence on the country. The Salvation Army and the Southern Baptist Convention run the second- and third-biggest disaster relief organizations in the country. Seventy-three percent of American substance abuse treatment programs include spiritual elements. Evangelicals are five times more likely to adopt than the average adult. In Defense of Christian Patriotism is pastor Daniel Darling’s response to the cynics: stop lecturing the faithful. Instead, equip them. We need to return to a robust theology of political engagement. We need to understand what scripture says about power, truth, and love. And we need to say loud and clear: you can and should love your country. Even if no one says it explicitly, the spirit of the age valorizes ingratitude and disdaining what came before, from our parents to our Founders