Kate Cohen: A National Day of Prayer? James Madison would be horrified.

"When the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom passed in 1786, James Madison, its champion, wrote to Thomas Jefferson, its author, “I flatter myself we have in this country extinguished forever the ambitious hope of making laws for the human mind."

#nationaldayofprayer #separationofchurchstate
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/30/abolish-national-prayer-day/

God & Country: A major new documentary examines the rise, power — and threat — of Christian Nationalism

"This month, a major documentary examining Christian Nationalism, “God & Country,” will be released in select theaters nationwide. Directed by Dan Partland and produced by Rob Reiner, “God & Country” is based on Katherine Stewart’s 2019 book The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism."

#christiannationalism #separationofchurchstate #christianity #americansunited
https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/articles/god-country-a-major-new-documentary-examines-the-rise-power-and-threat-of-christian-nationalism/

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God & Country: a new documentary film on Christian Nationalism

"Christian nationalism is the belief that America should be defined as a Christian nation, with government adherence to this ideology. GOD & COUNTRY takes a closer look at the dangerous implications and explores how a base of Christians has radically stoked a movement erasing the line between Church and State.

GOD & COUNTRY speaks directly to the almost 200,000,000 Americans who identify as Christians. Christians who fear their faith is being hijacked by an extreme right wing political movement known as Christian nationalism.

GOD & COUNTRY features many of the most prominent and well respected voices of Christianity. Their presence in the film will be a powerful tool in persuading Christians to watch."

#christiannationalism #separationofchurchstate #christianity
https://godandcountrythemovie.com/

Rep. Jared Huffman & Andrew L. Seidel: Church and State Separation Is Breaking Down Before Our Eyes

"Unfortunately, some members of Congress—oblivious or hostile to church-state separation—are determined to make this annual Christian ceremony a government-run, taxpayer-funded institution, stamped with the imprimatur of Congress and the president. Essentially, a state church.

Last week, Speaker Mike Johnson, a strident Christian nationalist, moved the historically private National Prayer Breakfast into the heart of the U.S. Capitol, Statuary Hall, a blow to the separation of church and state he has long scorned."

#theocracy #separationofchurchstate #firstamendment
https://www.thedailybeast.com/church-and-state-separation-is-breaking-down-before-our-eyes