State Of Belief 12-09-2023

The National Association of Christian Lawmakers is devoted to promoting a right wing Christian nationalist vision in right-wing statehouses across the land. Working with the powerful Christianist law firm Alliance Defending Freedom, the NACL is waging what some have called “a spiritual civil war.” Who’s the enemy? Trans kids, book authors and librarians, anyone who’s not a fundamentalist Christian born in these United States, etc. Who’s a friend? House Speaker Mike Johnson, who the NACL just awarded their “American Patriot Award for Christian Honor and Courage.” I’ll talk with BJC general counsel and associate executive director Holly Hollman about ways to identify and resist the erosion of American democracy at the hands of a theocratic minority. And Interfaith Alliance Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy Darcy Hirsh will be here to highlight the steps that are needed to push back against this growing threat.