'If You Can Keep It': Christian Nationalism And The 2024 Election

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🗓️ 12 August 2024

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Some 67 percent of Republicans say the Bible should influence U.S. laws to some extent, compared to 32 percent of Democrats. That's according to a report this year from the Pew Research Center.

In June, Louisiana became the first state to require the Ten Commandments to be posted in classrooms. And earlier this year, Alabama's Supreme Court cited the Bible in a ruling that frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization are considered children.

What does this mean for U.S. politics? And what might it mean for the election come November.

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0:00.0	Support for NPR comes from NPR member stations and Eric and Wendy Schmidt
0:05.2	through the Schmidt Family Foundation working toward a healthy,
0:08.8	resilient, secure world for all. On the web at the Schmidt.org.
0:14.0	We will be issuing a memo today that every school district will adhere to, which is
0:26.8	that every teacher, every classroom in the state, will have a Bible in the classroom,
0:31.2	and we'll be teaching from the Bible. I supported school prayer
0:35.9	very important school prayer which we forced unfortunately had to force into some schools it should be very easy you would think
0:45.6	it would be very easy but it wasn't but we did it. Some will say now that I am
0:50.0	calling America a Christian nation and so I am. And some will say that I am
0:58.5	advocating Christian nationalism and so I do. That was Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters
1:05.5	issuing a Bible mandate in public schools. You also heard former President Donald
1:10.1	Trump addressing the national religious broadcasters and
1:12.8	finally Missouri Senator Josh Hawley a Republican at the National
1:16.8	Conservative Convention all took place this year.
1:20.3	The movement of Christian nationalism has grown steadily and influence, especially among the GOP.
1:25.0	67% of Republicans say the Bible should influence U.S. laws to some extent,
1:30.0	compared to 32% of Democrats. That's according to a report this year from the Pew Research Center.
1:35.0	I'm Jen White.
1:37.0	You're listening to the 1A podcast where we get to the heart of the story.
1:40.0	Every Monday leaning up to the general election, we bring you an installment of if you can keep it.
1:45.0	That's our series that examines the stakes of the race.
1:48.0	Today the influence of Christian nationalism and what it means for politics and lawmaking in the U.S.
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