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DESCRIPTION:SPEAKER: Rachel Laser, President & CEO, Americans United for Separation of 
 Church and State\n\nINTERVIEWER: Katherine Stewart, journalist and author 
 of Money, Lies and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy 
 and The Power Worshippers; member of AU’s Board of Trustees\n\nWednesday, 
 May 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM - 5 PM PT (7:30 PM - 9 PM ET)\n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.habermaninstitute.org/events-20242025/2025/5/28/christian-nationalism-today\n\nIn 
 this discussion, Katherine Stewart and Rachel Laser offer a rare look 
 inside the machinery of the movement that brought the current 
 administration to power. They will explore its successes -- but also 
 highlight its weaknesses. Along the way, they will reveal a disturbing 
 truth: religious nationalism is a deeply anti-democratic movement that 
 rejects the ideals of religious pluralism, equality, and the rule of 
 law.\n\nJoin us in pulling back the curtain on the inner workings and 
 leading personalities of the movement that has turned religion into a tool 
 for domination. Over the last decades, it has evolved into an 
 interconnected set of think tanks, legal advocacy groups, and policy 
 organizations that seek control of the judiciary, elected legislators, and 
 the political agenda. Bankrolled by a subset of America's super-wealthy 
 conservatives, it is far more organized and better funded than most people 
 realize.\n\nThis talk will also explore, as an example, and top of mind for 
 our community, the movement’s complicated and often contradictory stance 
 towards American Jews.\n\nWhile the movement’s successes to date have 
 been stunning, a determined pro-democracy movement has many advantages that 
 can be used to meet the challenge.\n\nRegister to receive the Zoom link for 
 this webinar. Barring technical issues, the recording will be posted on our 
 Program Archive.\n\n\nABOUT: Rachel Laser\n\nRachel Laser is the President 
 and CEO at Americans United for Separation of Church and State. As a 
 lawyer, advocate, and strategist, she has dedicated her career to making 
 our country more inclusive. \n\nBefore joining AU, Rachel built bridges 
 between disparate groups on a host of issues that connect to church-state 
 separation. As the deputy director of the Religious Action Center of Reform 
 Judaism (the RAC), Rachel ran interfaith campaigns on LGBTQ+ equality, 
 immigration reform, gun violence prevention, and paid sick, family, and 
 medical leave.\n\nA graduate of Harvard University and the University of 
 Chicago Law School, she is also a former national board member of 
 Reproductive Freedom for All (previously NARAL Pro-Choice America). \n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/05/20/18876655.php
SUMMARY:Christian Nationalism: Truth Talk on the Anti-democratic Movement Rejecting Equality & Law
LOCATION:Virtual speaker event
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/05/20/18876655.php
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