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It is not a religious statement to acknowledge our rights are given to us by the natural law of God that lives in all human hearts. Rights did not begin with Congress (Congress didn’t exist 5,000 years ago). History documents the constant yearning for freedom, liberty, and fullness of life that lies deep within the hearts of all mankind irrespective of their time in history or form of government. To believe otherwise is to deny reality. If Congress voted tomorrow to strip away all our freedoms, freedom would not die. It would live on in the hearts of people because Congress can’t repeal what it did not grant. It can only stifle and suppress, and fight the laws of nature, but natural law ultimately always wins. Our Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights simply recognizes, protects, and enshrines our God-given rights. Christian nationalism seeks to place Christians in every decision-making position in government; yet, I have set forth no such metric for ANY cabinet position or even my Vice President. I want people with shared values, shared vision, sound wisdom, and good discernment regardless of their religious beliefs. Equating God-given rights to Christian nationalism is a false correlation.

Our new series on the Four Freedoms introduces the key foundations of Western civilisation. https://lnkd.in/gJtwRBn9

Explore the Protestant Reformation and its profound impact on Christianity. Understand the key figures, events, and lasting changes that reshaped the Church and faith. https://wix.to/MEOI6j2 #newblogpost

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In this episode of Faithful Politics, hosts Will and Pastor Josh invited Congressman Jared Huffman to explore themes of religious liberty, Christian nationalism, and the role of religion in politics. Congressman Huffman, representing California's second congressional district, delves into his work with the Congressional Freethought Caucus (not forethought, lol), emphasizing its dedication to upholding the separation of church and state and combating discrimination against religious minorities and non-believers. The discussion illuminates the challenges posed by Christian nationalism, highlighting its influence on events like the Jan. 6 insurrection and its implications for religious liberty in the United States. https://lnkd.in/e4Suiq84

"It emerges that far from being an unchanging set of ideas derived from ancient faiths, antisemitism is actually a shape-shifting, protean, creative force. Antisemitism has managed to reinvent itself multiple times throughout history, each time keeping some of the old tropes around, while simultaneously creating new ones adapted to present circumstances. In each iteration, antisemitism reflects the ideological preoccupations of the moment. In antisemitic discourse, Jews are always made to exemplify what a given group of people considers to be the worst feature of the social order in which they live. A crucial reason why is surely that Jews were the most salient minority group living among Christians for the bulk of European history—and Europe was the heartland of historical antisemitism. The practice of projecting immediate social fears and hatreds onto Jews grew from the human need to treat some nearby group of people as the Other. (Muslims and Asians eventually also became subject to projection and fantasy, a practice dubbed Orientalism by the literary scholar Edward Said.) Once Jews had become the go-to targets for exemplifying societal ills, the habit stuck".

What does it look like for Christians to live in a diverse democracy, honoring our faith and our neighbors? Our new Evangelicals in a Diverse Democracy initiative explores this! Read more on #InterfaithAmerica: https://bit.ly/3Zgrqa2