Adrianna and Kenzie discuss Jesus x Taylor Swift TikTok edits, the end of The War on Christmas, and if Elf on the Shelf is an authoritarian surveillance panopticonic parenting or just annoying. The gals then dive into their main topic: the disturbing rise of Christian Nationalism. What is it? Why is it dangerous? And how can we combat it?
Sources:
How Christian Nationalism Is Taking Root Across the World by CAMILA VERGARA https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/27/global-far-right-christian-nationalists-00063400
What is Christian Nationalism by Paul D. Miller https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/february-web-only/what-is-christian-nationalism.html
Christian nationalism's white supremacy crisis: Bitter battle on the far right https://www.salon.com/2022/12/02/christian-nationalisms-supremacy-crisis-bitter-battle-on-the-far-right/
The GOP Tweeted Its Praise for Kanye 56 Days Ago. Here’s Everything That Happened Since From "White Lives Matter" to "Death Con 3" and beyond, the rapper's antisemitic spiral didn't deter Republicans until this week BY TIM DICKINSON, NIKKI MCCANN RAMIREZ, RICK CARP https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-antisemitism-tolerated-gop-praised-hitler-1234640466/
Views of the U.S. as a ‘Christian nation’ and opinions about ‘Christian nationalism’ BY GREGORY A. SMITH, MICHAEL ROTOLO AND PATRICIA TEVINGTON
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/10/27/views-of-the-u-s-as-a-christian-nation-and-opinions-about-christian-nationalism/
What is Christian nationalism?Rev. Ryan Dunn
https://www.umc.org/en/content/what-is-christian-nationalism
https://www.justice.gov/crs/highlights/2021-hate-crime-statistics
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/10/27/45-of-americans-say-u-s-should-be-a-christian-nation/
Resources:
The Interfaith Alliance https://interfaithalliance.org/
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum https://www.ushmm.org/
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum https://memorialmuseum.com/
Southern Poverty Law Center https://www.splcenter.org/