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Andrew L. Seidel

Andrew L. Seidel is an attorney and author. He is the Director of Strategic Response at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. His first book The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American hit shelves in May and was burned by a Tennessee preacher. Renowned constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky described it as "a beautifully written book" that "explodes a frequently expressed myth: that the United States was created as a Christian nation." Follow Andrew on social media: @AndrewLSeidel

Archive, OMFG, UncategorizedFebruary 7, 2020

Trump’s SOTU Address Was a Christian Nationalist Dog Whistle

By Andrew L. Seidel

Amid the ripping paper and misbegotten medals, Trump’s State of the Union address promised nationalism…

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Archive, Religious LibertyJanuary 22, 2020

School Voucher SCOTUS Case Isn’t About ‘Choice,’ It’s About Coerced Support for Religion

By Andrew L. Seidel

Before walking over to the Senate to preside over Donald Trump’s impeachment, this morning Chief…

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Archive, OMFG, Politics/Law, Religious LibertyJanuary 15, 2020

Christian Nationalists Aim to Dismantle this Core Freedom

By Andrew L. Seidel

As Frederick Clarkson noted on RD earlier this week, every January 16 we celebrate Religious…

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Archive, Politics/LawDecember 22, 2019

Whistleblower Alleges $100B Hoarding Scandal by LDS Church; But There’s An Easy Fix

By Andrew L. Seidel

The Mormon church’s recently unearthed $100 billion stash should tell Congress it’s time to close…

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OMFGNovember 4, 2019

Trump White House Cranks Religion to 11 As Impeachment Looms

By Andrew L. Seidel

Nixon asked people to pray for him and ended with “God bless America” to remind the nation that he was religious and therefore moral, and thus either innocent or deserving of forgiveness. Trump is doing the same with his gaggle of evangelical bootlickers.

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Archive, Politics/LawAugust 28, 2019

The Religious Motto That Isn’t Religious: How ‘In God We Trust’ Remains Constitutional [Part 2]

By Andrew L. Seidel

It turns out that Christian activists are perfectly willing to let federal judges desecrate their religion, so long as the desecration also allows them to promote their religion.

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Archive, History/Theology, Politics/LawAugust 27, 2019

The Story of ‘In God We Trust,’ Our Christian Nationalist Motto [Part 1]

By Andrew L. Seidel

This story should sound familiar, especially given the blame thrown at godlessness in the wake of mass shootings and the “thoughts and prayers” offered as a “solution.”

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Politics/LawAugust 26, 2019

The Latest Attempts to Get ‘In God We Trust’ Into Schools is a Coordinated Christian Nationalist Push [Part 3]

By Andrew L. Seidel

Project Blitz and legislators like Reed, who are willing to nationalize Christianity, threaten our Constitution.

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OMFGAugust 25, 2019

Clergy Shouldn’t Be Able to Steal Funds for Grindr or Dolls

By Andrew L. Seidel

We could debate whether immoral people seek out positions in the clergy or whether clerical life corrupts people, but that debate misses the point.

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Politics/LawAugust 1, 2019

Is God a Winning Strategy for Democrats?

By Andrew L. Seidel

Pete Buttigieg and other Democrats have begun to talk up their Christian beliefs in hope of appealing to more voters, but there are a few problems with that approach.

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