“The Religious Nationalisms Project” (TRNP) is a national initiative designed to convene, educate, train, and mobilize faith communities in response to the rising threat of religious nationalisms in the United States. It is an initiative of the Federation for the Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America and the New York State Council of Churches.
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“The Religious Nationalisms Project” (TRNP) is a national initiative designed to convene, educate, train, and mobilize faith communities in response to the rising threat of religious nationalisms in the United States. It is an initiative of the Federation for the Federation of Indian American Christian Organizations of North America and the New York State Council of Churches.
Local religious communities, with their inherent diversity and extensive reach, are uniquely poised to confront and counteract religious nationalisms.
The Religious Nationalisms Project (TRNP) equips religious groups with proactive strategies to safeguard religious freedom and advance justice for all, irrespective of faith identity. By leveraging collective strength and diverse perspectives, faith communities build and model inclusive, resilient alternatives that uphold fundamental human dignity, human rights, and social harmony across different faith traditions.
The Religious Nationalisms Project aims to help houses of worship of all faiths to discuss and evaluate where and how religious nationalism functions in their communities, nationally, and globally. This is a joint project of the Federation for Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA) and the New York State Council of Churches.
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The Religious Nationalism Project was started to help congregations, and the public identify the way in which governments can adopt and twist any religion to deny freedom and democracy to religious minorities and people of the same faith who disagree with the government’s interpretation. We then offer practical steps on how to live into our faith authentically and act and speak in the face of opposition. Our latest tour focused on Christian Nationalism before and after the Presidential election. This tour was made possible by a grant from West Virginia Council of Churches. Here are the recordings for the tour:
Christian Nationalism and Proposition 1-The Equal Rights Amendment, Messiah Lutheran Church, Rotterdam, NY, October 22, 2024
White Christian Nationalism in Buffalo Two Years After 5/14 TOPS Supermarket Shooting, Trinity Episcopal Church, Buffalo, NY, October 29, 2024
White Christian Nationalism in Batavia Two Years After Re-Awaken America Tour, First Presbyterian Church, Batavia, NY, October 30, 2024
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Conversation on Christian Nationalism in Cincinnati, Clifton United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, November 1, 2024
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White Christian Nationalism in the Southern Tier, United Presbyterian Church, Binghamton, NY, November 3, 2024 - Panel of speakers to include: Prof. David Cingranelli, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rev. Douglas Taylor, pastor at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Binghamton, Rev. Kimberly Chastain, pastor at the United Presbyterian Church of Binghamton, Rev. Peter Cook, Executive Director of the New York State Council of Churches and Principal of The Religious Nationalisms Project, Rashida Tyler, Deputy Executive Director of the New York State Council of Churches, Rev. Jim Ketcham, Chaplaincy Coordinator and Policy Lead on Criminal Justice Reform, New York State Council of Churches, Rev. Neal Christie, Executive Director of the Federation for the Indian American Christian Organizations of North America (FIACONA) and Principal of The Religious Nationalisms Project
Reflections on Christian Nationalism After the Presidential Election, The Riverside Church, NYC, November 24, 2024
Community Reflections on the Buffalo TOPS Shooting, June, 2022