America, despite the fervent rewriting of history, was founded as a nation where religion is separate from government and no one religion is supreme. Despite an ongoing battle to scrap this basic tenet, a fight as old as our country, The separation of church and state ensures that all people of all faiths or no faith are welcome, that America is a nation where we are all equal, regardless of our identity. Yet when Christian nationalism becomes conflated with Christianity, America itself is at risk. The Christian faith is not the same as the political doctrine of Christian nationalism. (04:58–05:11)
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Asserts that the separation of church and state ensures equality and inclusivity for all faiths or no faith.
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