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Christian nationalism is rising. So is the Christian resistance

JL;DR SUMMARY Amanda Tyler, head of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, leads a growing movement within Christianity resisting the rise of Christian nationalism, a belief that the U.S. should be governed as a Christian nation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpChristian NationalismInclusionReligious FreedomReligious LibertySeparationChurch And StateAmanda TylerBaptist Joint CommitteeChristian Privilege

Places mentioned

Nashville, Tennessee, United States
"An attendee at a Christian conference in Nashville where Donald Trump was speaking wears a Make America Pray Again hat in February 2024."
Texas, United States
"Texas, where Tyler lives and fights these battles daily, has become a proving ground."
Louisiana, United States
"a proposal modeled after a Louisiana law that has already been blocked in federal court."
Oklahoma, United States
"In Oklahoma, parents are suing the state superintendent the son of a Christian minister for ordering schools to teach the Bible."

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