Can America Survive Without Christianity?

The Free Press April 22, 2025
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Think for yourself. Subscribe to The Free Press today: https://thefp.pub/3Dy1heG What is the role of religion as a political force in this country? Our guest today, Jonathan Rauch, says: “Christianity is a load-bearing wall of American civic life.” In other words, the success of liberal democracy depends on a healthy Christianity to support it—and if Christianity falters, our American project will falter too. We get into why that is in this conversation. It’s a fascinating position for a person who happens to be a Jewish, atheist, gay man. And Jonathan doesn’t just say we need to embrace Christianity; he goes a step further. He says that Christians need to look in the mirror and reconsider how Jesus would approach American politics today.

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