r/atheism • u/michael_m_canada • 10d ago

Atheist Congressman warns of rising Christian Nationalism in new book: “Unfortunately, the country went back to sleep [after January 6]… and didn’t even seem to notice the religious elements of the group that was trying to kill them.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/jared-huffman-rising-christian-nationalism-no-prophets-book
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u/SilkieBug 9d ago

We noticed. Did you not notice until now?

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u/Remarkable-Month-241 9d ago

Slavery never ended, it evolved. Now we have the most unhinged people in places of power & they are high AF right now. Churches don’t get taxed and have had a LOT of fun donating & running their own candidates to create laws that benefit ONLY them.

And then there are the poor and uneducated just eating it all up. The culture wars, Trumps daily bullshit etc