Next time on The State of Belief, historian Kevin M. Kruse of Princeton. An expert on how religion has been redefined as a political tactic in postwar America, he has valuable insights on ways that history is repeating itself today.

Also, manipulating concerned parents – including Muslim parents – to fear and fight LGBTQ-inclusive materials in Montgomery County, Maryland public schools. We’ll get a firsthand look at this misuse of religion with Ambereen Khan, a parent in the district and host of Interfaith Voices on NPR.