Rep. Jared Huffman Has Written a Book About Christian Nationalism, 'America's Most Dangerous Political Movement'

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Here’s some news that we weren’t expecting. Humboldt’s Congressman, Rep. Jared Huffman, has written a book, and it’s a book about Huffman’s first-hand experience with the reach of Christian nationalism in the federal government.

The book is titled No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism, and it’s published by W.W. Norton. Foreword from Rep. Jamie Raskin. It’s available for pre-order now — here’s the link at the publisher’s website — and it’ll be released on Aug. 18.

Huffman — a founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus — is currently running for re-election, and he’s running in a newly redrawn district that includes Redding — home of the Bethel Church empire. It’s a pretty Christian place!

Here’s the blurb from the publisher:

>>From Congressman Jared Huffman, a behind-the-scenes look at the shocking extent of Christian nationalism’s reach in our government—and the fight to defend church-state separation.

Sinclair Lewis is said to have predicted, “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” Democratic congressman Jared Huffman witnessed something eerily like that vision on January 6, 2021. That was his wake-up call to the shocking power of Christian nationalism.

No Prophets argues that Christian nationalism is now America’s most dangerous political movement. Huffman uncovers the landscape of this movement — who they are, what they want, and how they plan to get it — and reveals how it has destabilized our nation more than most recognize. Blending deep research with untold stories from inside our government, he examines how this violent confederation of religious extremists is undermining science, education, foreign policy, and the very architecture of our democracy. But, Huffman argues, it’s not too late.

Provocative and clear-eyed, No Prophets exposes an existential threat to our democracy and compels us to reclaim the values core to our secular republic.