American Grit - What is an American? A Theology of Blood, Soil, and Story.

American Grit - What is an American? A Theology of Blood, Soil, and Story.

From The NXR Podcast by NXR STUDIOS

May 5, 2026 · 1h 0m

About this episode

Dale Partridge discusses the concept of American identity through a biblical lens, emphasizing the importance of assimilation and critiquing multiculturalism.

Host Dale Partridge launches American Grit Season 1 on American Identity and argues that defining “American” requires biblical categories of belonging drawn from Israel (native-born, sojourner, foreigner, outsider). He criticizes egalitarianism and claims heritage Americans should have priority over immigrants, contending America is a Western European Christian nation formed for its own posterity and that immigration without assimilation is invasion. He defines assimilation as adapting to language, culture, Christian values, and ultimately intermarriage over multiple generations, rejects hyphenated Americanism using a Theodore Roosevelt quote, and says Christian nationalism must include nationalism rather than Christianized multiculturalism. He argues multiculturalism creates internal conflict, discusses geography, skin color, and IQ claims, and then covers a weekly audit featuring comments on Muslim rape discussions, the need for organized Christian coalition, and a poll on church issues (Israel, feminism, immigration, race). Shop the store at https://shop.newchristianright.com Pre-Order Dale's new book 19 Reasons to Repeal the 19th Amendment: https://newchristianright.com/19

People in this episode

Host: Dale Partridge

Topics covered

  • American identity
  • Christian nationalism
  • immigration
  • assimilation
  • multiculturalism
  • heritage Americans

Keywords

  • American identity
  • Christian nationalism
  • immigration
  • assimilation
  • multiculturalism
  • heritage Americans
  • Dale Partridge
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • 19th Amendment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NXR STUDIOS, newchristianright.com, Theodore Roosevelt

Books & works: 19 Reasons to Repeal the 19th Amendment

More episodes of The NXR Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The NXR Podcast podcast page.