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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mstdn.social/users/marynelson8/statuses/114235338690605314">Mary Nelson (marynelson8@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 28-Mar-2025 01:40:18 JST</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/@marynelson8" title="marynelson8@mstdn.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/75562-48-20230708144929.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Mary Nelson" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Mary Nelson</a></section><article><p>Lutheran (ELCA) bishops of Wisconsin and upper Michigan published a statement regarding Trump's Executive Order establishing a new “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.”</p><p>I applaud this statement; the EO obviously gives the government the right to determine what "Christian" means and what "bias" against that is. IMHO, that EO is a violation of religious freedom and the 1A.<br>Excerpt in screenshot.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" rel="tag">#USpolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReligiousFreedom" rel="tag">#ReligiousFreedom</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SeparationofChurchandState" rel="tag">#SeparationofChurchandState</a> </p><p><a href="https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/03/27/as-lutheran-bishops-we-stand-for-religious-liberty-and-against-christian-nationalism/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/03/27/as-lutheran-bishops-we-stand-for-religious-liberty-and-against-christian-nationalism/</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4802943#notice-9407380">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-03-28T01:40:18+09:00" title="Friday, 28-Mar-2025 01:40:18 JST">about a month ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mstdn.social/@marynelson8/114235338690605314" rel="external" title="Sent from mstdn.social via ActivityPub">mstdn.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mstdn.social/@marynelson8/114235338690605314">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4371726">Excerpt, due to space limitations:With this executive order, the federal government has given itself the authority to define what might be considered “anti-Christian,” and therefore also the authority to define what s Christian — a power which belongs to the Church alone, not the federal government. This executive order violates religious freedom, corrupts the separation of church and state, and creates a more hostile environment for Christians and all citizens who believe differently than the current administration and its religious advisors.We feel so strongly that this task force is a threat to our values and our freedom that we wrote a public statement and invited religious leaders and others to sign on (https://www.wichurches.org/articles/religious-liberty). We now have over 250 signers, and we invite all who care about religious freedom and the preservation of our democracy to join us.Christian Nationalism is a dangerous ideology that distorts the Gospel and turns Jesus and Christianity into a weapon for power and division instead of a movement towards love and justice. It demands that a particular brand of Christianity be privileged by the state and impose that singular belief system in order to be a “good American.” (For more information on Christian Nationalism, check out www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org.)</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/235/332/167/074/429/original/01d6cbd51718a2a2.png" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/235/332/167/074/429/original/01d6cbd51718a2a2.png</a></li><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: wisconsinexaminer.com</div><h5><a href="https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/03/27/as-lutheran-bishops-we-stand-for-religious-liberty-and-against-christian-nationalism/">As Lutheran bishops we stand for religious liberty and against Christian Nationalism  • Wisconsin Examiner</a></h5><div> from <span>Rev. Paul Erikson</span></div></header><div>We are concerned about an executive order signed by President Trump that established a new “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.”</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Mary Nelson (marynelson8@mstdn.social)'s status on Friday, 28-Mar-2025 01:40:18 JST Mary Nelson
Lutheran (ELCA) bishops of Wisconsin and upper Michigan published a statement regarding Trump's Executive Order establishing a new “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.”
I applaud this statement; the EO obviously gives the government the right to determine what "Christian" means and what "bias" against that is. IMHO, that EO is a violation of religious freedom and the 1A.
Excerpt in screenshot.
#USpol #USpolitics #ReligiousFreedom #SeparationofChurchandState
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/03/27/as-lutheran-bishops-we-stand-for-religious-liberty-and-against-christian-nationalism/
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1. Excerpt, due to space limitations: With this executive order, the federal government has given itself the authority to define what might be considered “anti-Christian,” and therefore also the authority to define what s Christian — a power which belongs to the Church alone, not the federal government. This executive order violates religious freedom, corrupts the separation of church and state, and creates a more hostile environment for Christians and all citizens who believe differently than the current administration and its religious advisors. We feel so strongly that this task force is a threat to our values and our freedom that we wrote a public statement and invited religious leaders and others to sign on (https://www.wichurches.org/articles/religious-liberty). We now have over 250 signers, and we invite all who care about religious freedom and the preservation of our democracy to join us. Christian Nationalism is a dangerous ideology that distorts the Gospel and turns Jesus and Christianity into a weapon for power and division instead of a movement towards love and justice. It demands that a particular brand of Christianity be privileged by the state and impose that singular belief system in order to be a “good American.” (For more information on Christian Nationalism, check out www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org.)
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  As Lutheran bishops we stand for religious liberty and against Christian Nationalism • Wisconsin Examiner
  from Rev. Paul Erikson
  We are concerned about an executive order signed by President Trump that established a new “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.”

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