Attorney and Common Cause Nebraska Advisory Board member Wes Dodge is back on the show to discuss the thorny issue of religion in our political discourse — how America’s complicated relationship with Christianity has manifested and been co-opted across our history, and what it means for our future.
Wes Dodge on the Co-optation of Religion Within Political Discourse
![In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, a man holds a Bible as Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C. The Christian imagery and rhetoric on view during the Capitol insurrection are sparking renewed debate about the societal effects of melding Christian faith with an exclusionary breed of nationalism.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/97e2dec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3996+0+0/resize/880x586!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.npr.org%2Fassets%2Fimg%2F2022%2F01%2F18%2Fburnett-christian-nationalism-story_custom-28b793a90fe4a401c8be21a1bb2b1d896336d2c9.jpg)
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