Major Christian leaders asked Jan. 6 committee to investigate Christian nationalism

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1. NEW via me and @emmillerwrites: Prominent Christian leaders sent a letter to the Jan 6 committee this year urging them to investigate Christian nationalism.

An organizer tells @RNS it was crafted after they were approached by a committee investigator.

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Major Christian leaders asked Jan. 6 committee to investigate Christian nationalism
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The ideology of Christian nationalism helped motivate and intensify the insurrection,’ read the letter to the committee, signed by the heads of several major denominations.
12:09 PM · Nov 3, 2022

https://religionnews.com/2022/11/03/major-christian-leaders-asked-jan-6-committee-to-investigate-christian-nationalism/

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A group of prominent Christian leaders, including the heads of major denominations, say they submitted a letter earlier this year to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, urging members to examine Christian nationalism and arguing the ideology played a crucial role in the insurrection.

Organizers of the letter, which has not previously been disclosed, told Religion News Service they were approached by a committee investigator on the topic. The resulting statement, dated June 2, was facilitated by Christians Against Christian Nationalism, an effort orchestrated by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.

“The ideology of Christian nationalism helped motivate and intensify the insurrection,” the letter reads in part. “We ask the Committee to thoroughly investigate the role that Christian nationalism played in the attack. This investigation into Christian nationalism is important so that history does not repeat itself and so that we understand this threat to our country’s historic commitment to religious liberty and the importance of defeating it.”

Representatives for the House committee did not immediately respond to requests to confirm the faith leaders’ account of why the letter was drafted, or to clarify whether the committee pursued their request and investigated Christian nationalism specifically.

The letter notes the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign began at least 18 months before the insurrection took place. That is why, signatories argued, they “recognized the presence of Christian nationalism at the Capitol on that fateful day.” The letter also referenced a report published in February by the BJC and the Freedom From Religion Foundation detailing the role Christian nationalism played in the attack.

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[StarryNite]

1. I'm pleasantly surprised.

[2naSalit]

2. If only they had time.

[Takket]

3. i don't think they should do that

it would take way too long, and is arguably outside the scope of their work. not to mention that if they hare seen as "going after" a religious group that would turn the public against them. they are rightly focusing on building the case from the bottom up against the ringleaders and using their authority to obtain evidence for DOJ criminal referrals.

[The Roux Comes First]

4. I Hope They CC'd the IRS

These anti-patriotic Constitution-haters really need some attention paid to their tax-exempt perks.

[lindysalsagal]

5. Wow! Great! Never heard of this group. Get all churches in it!

[uponit7771]

6. K&R,