Countering White Christian Nationalism, Part 1: How Embedded Is This Ideology in American Churches?
Joy Reid and Robby Jones do battle with the radical ideology behind Project 2025
In this first episode of our special monthly series, Joy Reid and Robert P. Jones of PRRI and White Too Long by Robert P. Jones break down the dangers of White Christian Nationalism, and how it has overtaken our democracy; how embedded it is in white Christian churches, and how to push back.
What do you think? Can White Christian Nationalism be stopped before it fully takes over?
ABOUT JOY REID:
Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020).
ABOUT ROBERT P. (ROBBY) JONES:
Robert P. Jones is the president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and New York Times bestselling author. His newest book is Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation after the Christian Turn Against Democracy (09/08/2026). He is also the author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future; White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity, which won a 2021 American Book Award; and The End of White Christian America, which won the prestigious 2019 Grawemeyer Award in Religion.
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