The Danger of "Christian Nationalism."
The Bill Press Pod
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🗓️ 9 August 2022
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
The First Amendment of the Constitution is pretty clear: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”
But the GOP and MAGA World are increasingly promoting something called “Christian Nationalism.” What is it? Is it dangerous? Bill talked to his old friend the Reverend Barry Lynn who has spent his entire life fighting to keep the wall up between Church and State as well as many progressive causes. For 25 years he was Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
Today Bill highlights the work of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Their mission: “Americans United shields our shared laws from the influence of any one religion so we can be free to come together as equals and build a stronger democracy.” You can find more about it and offer your support at AU.org.
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| 1:07.3 | We are a Christian nation. Non-believers, atheist, and Jews need not apply. |
| 1:13.2 | Believe it or not, a lot of people still believe that nonsense, priests that nonsense, |
| 1:18.2 | practice that nonsense, and are still working hard to make it the law of the land. |
| 1:24.3 | Hello, good friends. Welcome back to the Bill Press pod where today we explore the very real threat of Christian nationalism, which holds that America was founded by |
| 1:30.2 | Christians, is therefore a Christian nation, with Christianity our official state religion, |
| 1:37.3 | and that the Bible, not the Constitution, is our founding document. |
| 1:42.7 | Christian nationalism is anti-Semitic, racist, and historically wrong, but it's still |
| 1:49.3 | openly promoted today by many Republicans, including Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green, |
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