Not a Christian nation
Freethought Radio
Freedom From Religion Foundation
4.6 • 578 Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Speeches by Randa Black and Randall Cragun. Christian nationalists have influenced the Supreme Court and the Jan. 6 insurrectionists. To avoid public scrutiny, right-wing religious think tanks and legal groups are reclassifying themselves as "churches." Actress Randa Black explains why she gave a secular invocation rather than a prayer at a city council meeting, and Professor Randall Cragun tells us how he challenged Alabama's discriminatory voter registration law -- and won.
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