This is disgraceful. Federal agents holding up clergy at rifle point for inquiring about their enforcement actions on church property. We are seeing the demise of democracy -- and of religious freedom -- before our eyes.

That is the language of a coup. Not a democracy.

Senator Alex Padilla is a good man and principled public servant. The brazen and aggressive manhandling of Senator Padilla by the Trump administration is a sickening disgrace. Anyone who assaulted the Senator should be held accountable. No one is above the law.

President Trump’s latest travel ban is a dangerous and discriminatory policy that undermines religious liberty, disrupts families, and stigmatizes entire nations. See the full statement from @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social here: loom.ly/ugBrUzE

Quotes from @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social, @markchancey.bsky.social, & yours truly in this excellent piece by @texastribune.org's @robertdownen.bsky.social on an emboldened #ChristianNationalism in the Texas legislature. www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/t... 1/2

@amandatylerbjc.bsky.social nails it in this must-read from Hechinger: What's wrong with Ryan Walters's plans in Oklahoma schools? “It’s this merger of American and Christian identities, the idea that only Christians are true Americans.” hechingerreport.org/how-oklahoma...

I loved this conversation with @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social. Thanks for having me on again!

I spent the day at an amazing conference — How to End Christian Nationalism — headlined by fellow Broadleaf Books author @amandatylerbjc.bsky.social, who wrote a compelling book with the same title. The evangelical gun culture is inextricably intertwined with Christian nationalism.

A beautiful morning at the First Baptist Church in America! I’m excited to preach in the mother church for Baptists in the U.S. this morning.

Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.

The disturbing arrest and detainment of Mahmoud Khalil should trouble everyone who cares about free speech in this country. The way that this action has been carried out so far threatens the rule of law and our democratic values, and is designed to have a chilling effect on dissenting voices.

I'm looking forward to this conversation with my friend and fellow justice seeker @revadamtaylor.bsky.social tonight. Register and join us live at 7 pm ET!

My statement on the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.

Following the concerning attacks this week on Lutheran social service organizations, I joined Jewish and Mormon faith leaders to sound the alarm on what this means for our pluralistic democracy and religious freedom. religionnews.com/2025/02/06/d...

An administration that has spent its first two weeks scrubbing offices focused on understanding and overcoming bias launches a new program today, focused on rooting out "anti-Christian bias." Here’s my statement for @bjconthehill.bsky.social 1/4 www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Today, President Trump issued a concerning executive order impacting religious freedom and funding for public schools. Here’s my statement 🧵(1/8) bjconline.org/bjc-statemen...

I wrote for @opinion.bloomberg.com about what Bishop Budde's sermon and the response to it means for religious freedom in the U.S. today. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Bishop Mariann is an example to all faith leaders and to all Americans of the value of separation of religion and government. The independence of the church gives space to speak truth of power. We will only become an authoritarian country if we act like we already live in one.

I'm grieving the death of President Jimmy Carter. He was the epitome of a public servant who stayed true to his faith without imposing it on others through the power of his office. I wrote more about his legacy for the separation of church and state for TIME: time.com/7204048/jimm...

I'm remembering with gratitude the life of Tony Campolo today. He modeled what it means to live a life following Jesus. He was a longtime partner of @bjconthehill.bsky.social, which gave him the JM Dawson Religious Liberty Award in 2003. Here are some of his prophetic words.

My old boss Rep. Lloyd Doggett is on with @chrislhayes.bsky.social right now talking about the effort to defeat HR 9495 that gets a vote Thursday morning. "We need calls to our colleagues...to ensure a united Democratic front against this." Keep calling!

Latest from Texas: in a preliminary vote, the State Board of Education voted 8-7 to move forward with this defective curriculum that threatens religious freedom. 3 Rs joined 4 Ds in opposition. Abbott's 11th hour appointee may be the deciding vote on Friday. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/u...

As I wait to testify before the Texas SBOE today in opposition to the proposed curriculum, sharing articles that expose the deep flaws in this process and product. First, important report from @lrj417.bsky.social on involvement of Mike Huckabee's company. www.the74million.org/article/mike...

Thank you @raushenbush.bsky.social for debriefing the election with me and where we go from here in our ongoing work to end Christian nationalism on the State of Belief podcast.

I’m in Austin today to advocate against a troubling Bible-infused curriculum. Those pushing it are clear about their aims, holding a rally complete with shofars and the Christian flag. These are symbols of #ChristianNationalism, which merged Christian & American identities.