Christian Nationalism Linked to The Insurrection.
The Bill Press Pod
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
According to new and comprehensive investigation, Christian Nationalism was used to "bolster, justify and intensify the January 6 attack on the Capitol." Bill talks to Jack Jenkins, one of the top reporters covering the religion and politics beat. They explain just what Christian Nationalism is, how it was an integral part of the January 6th events and how it is driving GOP politicians. They also talk about key Christian progressives and compare each movement to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jack Jenkins' book in the subject is American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country. You can buy it here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, friends and neighbors. Welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. So good to have you with us. |
| 0:12.4 | You know, in writing the Constitution, one of the most important things our founding fathers did, |
| 0:17.6 | without saying so explicitly, was establishing a wall of separation between church |
| 0:23.1 | and state. Without that, there would be no freedom of religion in this country because |
| 0:28.7 | there would be an official state religion and government would be behold into unelected religious |
| 0:35.1 | leaders and not the people. |
| 0:41.2 | But there are always those religious zealots out there who try to tear down the wall separating church and state, |
| 0:44.8 | who wrongly insist that the United States is a Christian nation, |
| 0:49.1 | that Christianity is our official religion, |
| 0:52.1 | and that the only true Americans are conservative, Christian, and |
| 0:57.2 | white. Such wrong-headed Christians are not only stronger than ever today, marching under |
| 1:04.6 | the banner of what's called Christian nationalism, a new report shows that they were actively involved in the planning, |
| 1:13.9 | organizing, and carrying out of the very violent and very unchrist-like sacking of the U.S. |
| 1:21.0 | Capitol on January 6th. |
| 1:24.2 | On today's podcast, we examine how serious a threat Christian nationalism is to our democracy. |
| 1:31.4 | Our guest, one of America's leading journalists covering faith in politics, Jack Jenkins, reporter for RNS, the Religion News Service. |
| 1:41.0 | Jack Jenkins, it's been far too long. |
| 1:43.2 | Good to connect with you again. Welcome to the Bill Press Pod. |
| 1:47.0 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:49.1 | So, Jack, you and I have talked about this a long time. Before we get into the details of this report, |
| 1:55.8 | I want to ask you about it and about your new book, this whole question of religion and politics, it's basically been with us |
| 2:04.3 | from the very foundation of this country, hasn't it? Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, as long as |
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