Hi, it's Nyla, a quick note before we start the show. Today's episode of the podcast was taped

live in front of an audience at American University in Washington, D.C. on May 19th, 2026. It was a fun one to do.

I learned a lot. All right, let's get into it. I'm Nyla Boodoo.

This is 1A.

And this is what the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

sounded like on Sunday.

Woveen into the fabric of America is a deep and persistent belief that we cannot persevere on our own.

That we need God.

This is God's country, and you can't celebrate God's country without celebrating God.

There's no better way to kick off the birthday than this.

So, God bless America.

That is so important, this divine reset.

I came in from Texas just to be a part of this.

Whatever walk in life or whatever the denomination that you are in, it's good to be an American.

So we know what God can do. But here's what we are to do.ify yourselves thousands attended a day-long conservative prayer

gathering billed as a rededication of the u.s as one nation under god for our nation's 250th birthday

the event was a public private partnership backed by the white house and notably absent

non-Christian voices of faith.

Apart from one Jewish rabbi, all the speakers were Christian, most were evangelical, some were Trump

cabinet members and lawmakers, which has us asking, what does one nation under God mean today?

How should we understand the separation of church and state and freedom of religion

and what our founders intended? Does the America of 2026 represent what our founding fathers

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