From AU:
We are mobilizing like never before. Here’s what you can expect from us in the coming weeks:

Suing Christian Nationalists:
Expect to see AU in court. We’re expecting hundreds of new rules & executive orders and our lawyers will be reviewing them all.

Week of Action Against the Nationwide Vouchers:
This is a direct assault on public education and religious freedom. Our teams are preparing to mobilize opposition and fight this dangerous proposal.

Pushing Back in the States:
As state legislatures kick off their sessions, we’re watching closely. State-level attacks on the separation of church and state are often where the worst damage begins and then is replicated across the country.

This is a fight like we've never seen before in our country and we need you with us.

More information: https://www.au.org/

JFC

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

For the record:

aka "Glory Hallelujah" the song links the Union with God's vengeance at the Day of Judgment (through allusions to biblical passages such as Isaiah 63:1–6, Revelation 19 and Revelation 14:14–19). [via wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Hymn_of_the_Republic?wprov=sfti1#]

#White #ChristianNationalists (#Fascists) are set to reshape #America in their #hateful #image during #Trump’s second term.

With control of the #federalgovernment, Trump’s #GOP dominates #Congress and has a #conservative #SupremeCourt majority, eroding #separationofchurchandstate and enabling #authoritarian #policies.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

https://news.yahoo.com/news/white-christian-nationalists-poised-remake-110042199.html

From SRF:
Register for the Summit for Religious Freedom (SRF) before midnight PT on Jan. 13 to save at least 40% with our early-bird member discount! This includes the option to attend Hill Day & our new Organizing Institute.

On April 5-7, 2025, participants can attend SRF in person in our new venue at the Westin Alexandria Old Town hotel...for the full program, or virtually for a curated selection of online activities.

More Info: https://www.thesrf.org/

When you register for SRF, you will have the exciting opportunity to hear from keynote speakers like author Jemar Tisby; AU President and CEO Rachel Laser; and many, many more experts on church-state separation, religious freedom and the rights and freedoms that depend on them.

You’ll also have a chance to experience top-level programming and collaborate with other like-minded activists from all over the country.

You won’t want to miss the January issue of AU’s Church & State magazine! The cover story details how you can oppose Christian Nationalism and defend church-state separation despite the challenges that Donald Trump’s second presidential term poses.

https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/january-2025-church-state-magazine/

While you’re there, I also encourage you to check out AU President and CEO Rachel Laser’s column encouraging religious freedom advocates to actively educate others about the un-American misinformation spread by Christian Nationalists; get a sneak peek into investigative journalist Katherine Stewart’s new book, Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy; and gain insight into the history behind the evolving relationship between Christian Nationalism and the U.S. military.

Happy reading!
Bruce Gourley
Editor, Church & State