Overview:

Project 2025 and Agenda 47 promote a dangerous Christian nationalist agenda, seeking to redefine America as a Christian nation, privilege Christianity over other religions, and undermine the separation of church and state.

Key Takeaways:

  • Rewriting History: Christian nationalists distort American history, falsely claiming the Founding Fathers intended a Christian nation, contradicting the Constitution and their writings.
  • Privileging Christianity: The agenda seeks to inject Christian beliefs into government and public life, promoting Christian education, empowering faith-based organizations, and using religious exemptions to justify discrimination.
  • “Us vs. Them” Mentality: It fuels a divisive mentality, pitting Christians against secularists, liberals, and others, creating a climate of fear and intolerance.
  • Erosion of Religious Freedom: By imposing a Christian worldview, it threatens the religious freedom of all Americans, particularly those of other faiths or no faith.
  • Blurring Church and State: It undermines the separation of church and state, a cornerstone of American democracy, by injecting religious beliefs into government policy.

Critical Quote:

“The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion.” (Treaty of Tripoli, 1797)

Why It Matters:

This agenda threatens the very foundation of our religiously diverse and inclusive democracy. It could lead to discrimination, the erosion of religious freedom, and increased social and political division.

Red Flags:

  • Mandating Christian Education: Pushing for a Christian nationalist curriculum in schools and empowering religious schools to discriminate.
  • Expanding Faith-Based Initiatives: Increasing the role of faith-based organizations in government programs, potentially leading to discrimination against those who don’t share their beliefs.
  • Broadening Religious Exemptions: Allowing individuals and businesses to discriminate based on their religion, undermining anti-discrimination laws.

Bottom Line:

Project 2025 and Agenda 47’s embrace of Christian nationalism is a dangerous assault on religious freedom and the separation of church and state. We must defend our pluralistic democracy and ensure that America remains a nation where all faiths are respected and protected.