S4, Ep. 10: A report, a prayer vigil, and a somber anniversary: Two years after January 6

Last week, our country marked the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection. On today's podcast, Amanda and Holly share their reactions to the report released by the January 6 Select Committee at the end of 2022, including the lack of any mention of Christian nationalism and why that matters. Amanda and Holly also discuss the importance of Christian leaders providing an alternative witness to the Christian nationalism exhibited during the attack on the Capitol. And, they review how the insurrection still shapes our world and how it – surprisingly – doesn't shape Capitol tours.

SHOW NOTES Segment 1 (starting at 00:50): The January 6 Report

Read the final report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol at this link.

We played a clip compiling three individuals' statements during the January 6 hearings claiming the Constitution was divinely inspired: Greg Jacob, Rusty Bowers, and Rep. Liz Cheney. You can see Amanda's Tweet of the video here. You can read the comprehensive BJC/Freedom From Religion Foundation report on Christian nationalism and the January 6 insurrection at this link. Click here to read the letter organized by BJC and Christians from Christian Nationalism to the January 6 Select Committee, asking them to investigate how Christian nationalism motivated and intensified the attack. You can watch Amanda's testimony before a House subcommittee in December at this link. Amanda and Holly discuss it in more detail in episode 9.

Amanda and Holly mentioned this article by Vera Bergengruen for TIME Magazine: Why a Group of Christians Is Fighting the Growing Threat of Christian Nationalism

Additional media coverage on the absence of Christian nationalism from the final report:

Despite ample evidence, Christian nationalism mostly absent from final Jan. 6 report by Jack Jenkins for Religion News Service

Christian nationalism conspicuously absent from January 6 report, featuring an interview with Amanda Tyler and MSNBC's Alicia Menendez on the Alex Wagner Tonight program

Segment 2 (starting at 20:17): Contrasting images on the 2nd anniversary of January 6

You can see BJC's photos of the prayer vigil in this Facebook album. There are also photos from Getty Images, AP, and Reuters from the vigil.

You can follow the Christians Against Christian Nationalism campaign on Instagram and TikTok at the handle @EndChristianNationalism.

Watch this short compilation of the two events on January 6, 20203, on the @EndChristianNationalism TikTok.

Segment 3 (starting at 28:45): Scrubbing the insurrection from Capitol tours

Amanda and Holly discussed this story from The Washington Post by Joe Heim: Official U.S. Capitol tour guides told to only mention Jan. 6 if asked

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