#25: Andrew L. Seidel On Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American

Andrew L. Seidel is a constitutional and civil rights attorney, activist, and former Grand Canyon tour guide. He has a B.S. in neuroscience and a few law degrees, each with academic honors and awards. His first book, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American, ended the debate about whether America was founded as a Christian nation or not. As Andrew likes to say:

“America will never be a Christian nation because the moment it becomes a Christian nation it will cease to be America.”

At the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Andrew works to ensure that the government officials don’t use offices and power that belong to “We the people” to promote their personal religion. He has appeared on outlets from MSNBC to Fox News and his writing has been featured in Slate, ThinkProgress, Religion Dispatches, Religion News Service, The Hill, Irish Central, the Cap Times, the Salt Lake Tribune, the Austin-American Statesman, the Oklahoman, Forbes, Rewire News, and scholarly journals.  When not litigating cases or standing up for freethinkers’ rights at FFRF travels the country discussing American history, the Constitution, religion, the law, his book, religious freedom, and why America needs a secular revival:

“There is no freedom ofreligion without a government that is free from religion.”

You can connect with Andrew on Twitter @AndrewLSeidel and visit his website https://andrewlseidel.com/

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