14 Feb 2024 8:35 am
It sounds like an interesting film.
Rob Reiner Sounds the Alarm for the Rise in Christian Nationalism (msn.com)
Rob Reiner is worried about the rise of Christian nationalism—the use of Christian values to push a political agenda—and its impact on democracy. "A lot of people are unwittingly being drawn into this movement." To highlight this, Reiner teamed up with director Dan Partland to produce the documentary God & Country (February 16). Trump is responsible. "Trump is a cult, and people who follow the cult are vulnerable." But he sympathizes with those impacted. "They're looking for meaning, they're looking for a direction, and you can get swept up in something like that."
Well, first of all, we have to make a distinction between Christianity and Christian nationalism. Because when you watch the film, you'll see that we have some very, very respected, conservative Christian evangelicals who talk specifically about how not only is Christian nationalism hurting the country and hurting democracy, but it's hurting Christianity itself. And they believe that it is a terrible attack on Christianity.What made me want to get involved is I saw a movement happening in the country that was taking us further and further away from democracy. We all saw what happened on January 6th. That was just the beginning. Unless we do something about it now.