How to End Christian Nationalism with Baptist Religious Liberty Expert Amanda Tyler

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

My latest guest on the Influence Continuum is Amanda Tyler, a graduate of Georgetown University and The University of Texas School of Law, who has practiced privately as an attorney, as a law clerk for a U.S. district court judge in Dallas, Texas, and at various positions within the federal level. She is currently the Executive Director of the BJC ( Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty) .Her new book is titled How to End Christian Nationalism. Amanda’s work has focused on constitutional law analysis and advocacy for ‘faith freedom for all,’ on which topics she has testified before Congress. She defined Christian nationalism as “a political ideology and a cultural framework that tries to merge American and Christian identities.” She based her foundation for religious freedoms squarely on the First Amendment, which stated, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” During our conversation, she shared her legal analysis and religious freedom advocacy perspective, highlighting that this scenario is currently threatened by Christian nationalism in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan with another episode of the influence continuum.
0:10.0	And in this period of time before the 2024 elections, there are some very important topics
0:20.0	that I want everyone to learn and understand how this election is probably the most consequential presidential election in over 80 years.
0:33.1	And the importance of citizens understanding issues is of monumental importance.
0:41.5	And so when I was approached to interview my next guest, Amanda Tyler,
0:49.7	about her forthcoming book, How to End Christian Nationalism, Forgive Me for Hesitating,
1:00.7	How to End Christian Nationalism.
1:03.1	This is a topic we've talked about many times about efforts to destroy the separation of church
1:09.0	and state, and Seven Mountains mountains dominionism and new
1:12.9	apostolic reformation and other efforts like this when I learned Amanda Tyler is actually a lawyer
1:20.2	and the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty I like, I want to talk to Amanda and get to
1:30.7	know her and her good work because I'm a believer in God. I'm for spirituality and religious freedom
1:39.8	100%, but I don't want other people using religion to end other people's religious freedom
1:47.7	and sounds like we're on the same page, Amanda.
1:52.2	Absolutely.
1:53.4	So, you know, Amanda, let's just start.
1:56.7	Could you tell people your backgrounds and how you came to become the executive director for the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty?
2:06.0	And then we'll get into your new book and what you want to share with my listeners.
2:10.7	Yeah, absolutely.
2:11.7	Well, it's wonderful to be with you, Stephen.
2:14.4	My background personally and religiously, I am a Baptist. I'm a Baptist lay
2:20.5	leader. I've been a Baptist my whole life growing up in churches in Texas, baptized as a seven-year-old
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