Today, President Trump issued a concerning executive order impacting religious freedom and funding for public schools. Here’s my statement 🧵(1/8) BJC adamantly opposes this executive order, which purports to divert taxpayer funds away from public schools and other federally funded programs to private schools, including to private religious schools. (2/8)

1/5 Last night, Christians Against Christian Nationalism hosted a special event at the U.S. Capitol: the *first* screening of GOD & COUNTRY.

After the film, I moderated Q&A w/ producer @RobReiner and director @dpartland about the threat of #ChristianNationalism to our democracy. 2/5 I'm grateful to @RepHuffman for making it possible to hold the screening at the U.S. Capitol.

He has been a remarkable ally in the fight to end #ChristianNationalism. He was one of several members of Congress in attendance last night.

A new state law here in Texas allows public schools to replace counselors with unlicensed “chaplains.”

It went into effect TODAY. School districts now have six months to decide whether or not to create government-sponsored chaplain programs.

Here's what you need to know.🧵1/10 2/10 @RobertDownen_ and @brianlopeztx reported for the @texastribune how one of the key backers of the law has spent decades promoting school chaplains as a tool for evangelism. texastribune.org/2023/05/19/leg…

Texas Rep. @jamestalarico's opposition to legislation forcing schools to display the Ten Commandments went viral this week.

We spoke yesterday about being Christians Against #ChristianNationalism. Part 1: "This bill does a disservice to both Judaism and Christianity," @jamestalarico told me.

In part two of our conversation, we discuss why forcing schools to post the Ten Commandments is bad from religious, historical and constitutional perspectives.

1/8 I’m grateful for the opportunity to testify before the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties this morning on the threat of #ChristianNationalism. I will discuss how this ideology overlaps with and provides cover for white supremacy. 2/8 This is the seventh and final hearing in the Subcommittee's series on “Confronting White Supremacy,” chaired by @RepRaskin. This hearing will address “The Evolution of Anti-Democratic Extremist Groups and the Ongoing Threat to Democracy.”