@AmandaTylerBJC

Lead BJC and Christians Against Christian Nationalism, co-host Respecting Religion podcast, and releasing my first book "How to End Christian Nationalism" 10.22

 Dallas, TX
bjconline.org/amanda-tyler/
Joined February 2017
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I testified before Congress this morning that “#ChristianNationalism often overlaps with and provides cover for white supremacy and racial subjugation.” Thank you @RepRaskin for the chance to highlight the work of Christians Against Christian Nationalism.

Amanda Tyler testimony to Congress on Christian nationalism

Christian nationalism helped fuel the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, uniting disparate actors and infusing their political cause with religious fervor.

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Amanda Tyler retweeted
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BJC Executive Director @AmandaTylerBJC responds to the Department of Justice indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. A thriving civil society is not incidental to religious freedom — it is the condition that makes religious freedom possible. #ReligiousFreedom #CivilSociety
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Amanda Tyler retweeted
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Statement from @AmandaTylerBJC on the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, two people who worked at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., last night.
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I'm grateful for the strong advocacy of @RepLloydDoggett for public education and for shining a light on how this private school voucher scheme, opposed by majorities across the country, has been added to this mega bill at the 11th hour.
Lloyd Doggett
@RepLloydDoggett15 May 2025
Among the many horrors, Republicans snuck a $20 billion voucher scheme into their tax bill—despite voters rejecting such plans every time they’ve been on the ballot. In hour 15 of debate, I opposed the GOP's shameful attempt to defund public schools and divert resources from students and teachers who need it most.
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Agreed. But also wait for the part where the bill sponsor admits that his definition is based on his understanding of a biblical text. We should not be passing religious laws in our constitutional democracy. That violates everyone's religious freedom!
State Representative Lauren Ashley Simmons@RepLSimmons11 Apr 2025
If you can’t define it, maybe don’t legislate it. #txlege #hookem 🤘🏾
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Most education policy is set by states, but eliminating the Dept. of Education would devastate programs kids rely on — from school lunches to religious freedom protections. Holly and I have more on Respecting Religion: open.spotify.com/episode/5T4… #religiousfreedom #publiceducation
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Lawsuits filed by religious organizations show the chilling effect some of the immigration policies are having on religious freedom. Holly and I discuss this and more on today’s Respecting Religion. 🎙️: open.spotify.com/episode/11d…
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Amanda Tyler retweeted
Drew Strait@DrewStrait13 Feb 2025
AI is right: these pair really well together! 👏 @TaylorMatthewD @AmandaTylerBJC
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Following the concerning attacks this week on Lutheran social service organizations, I joined @jenwalkerthomas and @encore_dorfman to sound the alarm on what this means for our pluralistic democracy and religious freedom. religionnews.com/2025/02/06/…

Defunding and demonizing the government's faith-based partners will make its job harder

(RNS) — Whether you are a person of faith or not, Musk’s actions should concern you because they threaten the bedrock principles of our democratic freedoms.

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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 1/4 whitehouse.gov/presidential-…

Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:     Section 1.  Purpose

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Today's action is consistent with inflaming the completely unfounded claims of rampant Christian persecution in a majority-Christian nation. 3/4
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This misguided initiative distracts from the serious violations of religious freedom that this administration has perpetrated in the past two weeks: authorizing immigration raids in churches, defunding religious social service agencies, attacking faith leaders who criticize them.
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In its simplest terms, the apparent demise of #USAID is the result of the world's richest man ending a program that helps millions of poor people. You don't need a Ph.D. in moral theology to see why this is an evil. You can just read Jesus's parables on the rich and the poor.
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Why did @BJContheHill file a brief with other Christian groups opposed to a government mandate of displaying the Ten Commandments in Louisiana? Because it's holy Scripture, and saying otherwise undermines our faith. The latest Respecting Religion: bjconline.org/s6-ep-08-ten-c…
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The immediate impact of this order is unclear since the executive order requests plans from several different agencies where there are no federal school voucher programs. (7/8)
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This order does not advance the educational needs of our country but is another example of the Trump administration making a grab for power that puts specific private interests over public interest and violates our constitutional order. (8/8)
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As people of faith, we celebrate our country’s freedom of religion and oppose attempts to entangle government in religious matters in this way. (5/8)
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Religious education is best left to houses of worship and other religious institutions that are funded with the voluntary contributions of adherents of those faiths, free from federal funding and the accompanying strings. (6/8)
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Public funds should be for public uses. The government should not compel taxpayers to furnish funds in support of religion, regardless of whether they adhere to that religion or not. (4/8)
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Students across the country rely on public schools as the only education system where their freedom of religion and other civil rights are guaranteed. (3/8)
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Today, President Trump issued a concerning executive order impacting religious freedom and funding for public schools. Here’s my statement 🧵(1/8)
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BJC adamantly opposes this executive order, which purports to divert taxpayer funds away from public schools and other federally funded programs to private schools, including to private religious schools. (2/8)
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