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Civics 101

The Civic Role of Religious Leaders

Civics 101

NHPR

History, Government, Society & Culture

4.22.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Why do religious leaders step out from behind the pulpit and take to the streets? What does it mean to practice what you preach? As faith groups across the nation stand alongside protestors and assert their beliefs, we talk to four religious leaders about how and why they take action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Nick.

0:02.6

Hannah.

0:04.0

Civics 101.

0:07.4

All right, Nick, so we have talked before on this show about the separation of church and state.

0:14.5

What exactly that means.

0:17.0

And we have an episode on it and maybe it doesn't mean what you think it means, and what it really means has wished and washed.

0:25.2

And even if you say, you got to keep them separated.

0:29.3

You know, religion's back now hotter than ever before.

0:32.4

I mean, I have to tell you.

0:33.4

Many of the delegates here said their vote is based on Jewish values, especially the teaching

0:38.5

that Jews are supposed to help prepare the world to Koon alone.

0:42.0

Moven into the U.S. political conversation is another discussion about religion and its

0:46.8

role in the country.

0:47.8

Meanwhile, some have mobilized around what GOP leaders have labeled an invasion at the southern

0:52.8

border.

0:53.8

I asked Onishi about a protest convoy

0:55.6

calling itself God's army. In America, we don't worship government. We worship God.

1:06.2

Yeah, politicians most certainly do not tend to keep them separated, Hannah.

1:12.5

Yeah, but today I don't want to look at how politicians have brought faith or religion into their rhetoric.

1:19.3

I want to ask faith leaders how they approach politics.

1:24.9

Or, I guess, what some might call politics and they might call you know right

1:32.6

and wrong KETK's my Owens is here to show us how some are urging their congregations

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