Just Politics24 Jun 2024

The harm of a false witness

In 2024, white Christian nationalism continues to threaten our democracy and our freedoms—including our freedoms to vote, to practice our diverse religions, to live in safety, to protect and care for our families, and to live in a welcoming country.

There is no one more critical for the struggle against white Christian nationalism than Christians committed to democracy, justice, and human dignity—Christians such as Reverend Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, founding director of the Georgetown Center for Faith and Justice, and author of a new book: The False White Gospel (St. Martin's).

Join us this week on the Just Politics podcast as Wallis takes us through how white Christian nationalism is entirely un-Christian—and how the notion of neighbor, as Jesus taught in the Parable of the Good Samaritan, is not limited to a certain race, religion, or country of origin (neither white, nor Christian, nor nationalist!) Rather, the question of "Who is my neighbor?" is best answered by looking at who among us is most marginalized, other-ed, and in need.

Luckily, everyone in this country—not only people of faith—has the power to spark conversations in their communities about our core values and how they can be distorted and weaponized by powerful interests who try (and fail) to use religion to divide us.

Additional Resources

More on Jim Wallis
https://sojo.net/biography/jim-wallis

NETWORK's White Supremacy and American Christianity series
https://networklobby.org/actions-to-take-to-after-watching-white-supremacy-in-christianity/

Sojourners, A Call to Civic Discipleship
https://sojo.net/civicdiscipleship

The False White Gospel
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250291899/thefalsewhitegospel

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