Idaho: Hotbed of Christian nationalism 

"Last time we mixed Religion and Government, People got burned at the stake". This is my new bumper sticker!!!!!!! I need a second that says something about how religion was used to justify slavery.

As a landscape photographer, l love VISITING ldaho, it’s very beautiful. As an atheist, I’d NEVER live there.

Thank God for the Freedom From Religion Foundation. No pun intended

Idahoan, born and raised. I see how crazy it’s getting here, and it concerns me. I want to do something about it, (besides make comments on Facebook) but I’m afraid of what could happen to my family and my home and my livelihood if I speak out in public.

I used to work for a police department in a major tourist city in California and I don't know how many officers or command staff who could not wait to retire with their guns and move to Idaho - specifically Coeur d'Alene. That was their dream.

The ‘christian’ taliban

The fact that Idaho is the second most Mormon state doesn't help matters at all.

I live in Idaho, just south of the city of Boise. I almost didn't move here from Spokane Washington because I was worried about the racism. It was prevelant in the Spokane area and of course in North Idaho. I have since learned that Idaho has historically been pretty liberal. We had one of the first Jewish governors. As an Atheist, I am not out. I don't tell people that I am an atheist. Many know that I love metal/alternative music and have collections of skulls but I can't tell them that I don't believe in god. It's so sad. I was not raised religious and also not in this area but from an early age I knew not to tell people. Like it's some crazy secret!

As per sign in video, I usually pray " Dear Lord save us from your followers" 😂

Thanks again FFRF

I lived in Idaho as an atheist for decades and I was attacked physically, violently and repeatedly. The people there are against human rights, public education and honest sincere conversations about ethics, morality and equality. Idaho is becoming more extreme with an influx of people from other states bringing hate filled agendas. The gentrification of the entire state is happening now and it is a real threat to this nation's democracy. If you believe in equality and justice for all do not turn your back on the extremism of a state with a small population because it has grown by 50% in the past few years and the people there are selling military surplus and advertising this on billboards. If you believe in the constitution and the first amendment then stand up now before the conservatives put that on the "used to be" list along with Roe v. Wade!

One of my pet peeves is that Idaho has a smaller population than the city I live in, but they have two senators. I don't think this was the vision of the Founding Fathers. They imagined the U.S. would be made up of states of similar size and populations.

The Founding Fathers knew all too well the perils of marriage of church and state (Church of England), and they wanted to ensure it wouldn't happen in the United States. ☮❤

We appreciate you, FFRF!

Not surprising that the “don’t tread on me people” want to tread on everyone else. Funny how that works.

"Wherever they burn books, in the end will also burn human beings." - Heinrich Heine

Lived there for 30 yrs. Geographically beautiful and plenty of room to play. Culturally, it's really bad, one of the main reasons for leaving. I don't think I'll even feel comfortable visiting friends that still live there. It's that crazy.

Lived in so. central ID 12 yrs. We watched a town just over the river deteriorate under the influence of Free Staters moving in, getting onto school boards and local govt commissions, then blocking road repairs, schools improvements, health regulations for CAFOs, etc. My husband, who uses a motorized cart, experienced this new christianity persomally on our final 2 shopping trips to that town's Walmart: a handful of shoppers followed hom around, deliberately blocking both ends of an aisle so that he was repeatedly hemmed in. Fortunately, our town soon opened its own big box store and we never had to shop north of the river again.

I'm pleased the majority of the nation want NOTHING to do with them or cHristianity

From across the pond: how on earth has a supposedly modern country allowed religion to strangle it?

Stay vigilant for secularism at local and public places where democracy rules

"live and let live" as long as you are white, christian, straight and male. not for anyone else.

The FBI and the Polk County Sheriff's should investigate sexual misconduct within the catholic church.

Unfortunately, I live here. My husband and I are desperate to leave, (we were born here) but we can't afford it. Didn't mind growing up in this state but it has definitely taken a dangerous turn in the last 10 years.

I recently purchased an e-book by Sarah Posner titled Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered The Trump Presidency And The Devastating Legacy They Left Behind. I've only read a few pages--now I need to finish it. I'm an atheist in WA state and this is a dangerous movement imo and the fact that it's right next door geographically is upsetting.

Im really glad i stumbled acrossed this channel. Thank's for the work you guy's do.

I believe in God. But I also think there should be separation of Church and State in this world because sadly many misuse religion.

The sh*t happening here is absolutely insane. My daughter cannot take it anymore and is leaving everything she loves to get out.

The candy bar in the water analogy was better than the lady making it realized. Just like you wouldn't give your kid water with poop in it, you wouldn't give them a book with p0rn in it. But just like the water didn't *actually* contain poop, the books in question do not *actually* contain p0rn. The fact that a queer character is represented is like a candy bar in the water and this lady is pretending it's poop. Lol.

I like to troll religious right by pointing out how god fails to protect innocent people from dying

I really appreciate your insights. I left Idaho 30 years ago. Your information is very engaging. Thanks

Christian nationalism has nothing to do with Christianity. It's just a loophole for those who use their beliefs as an excuse for their bias and hatred toward others whom they judge to be not as perfect as them. They have apparently lost sight of the fact that Gawd is the one who does the judging, not mere mortals like them.

I no longer live in Idaho. I do love the mountains. But it's getting hard to even visit. They are in love with their guns.

"Christian nationalism" is an oxymoron. Jesus did not preach nationalism to the people. He preached repentance and the Kingdom of God, not loyalty to a flag or a constitution. Nationalism can easily become idolatry and result in a legalistic theocracy.

"This American Life" podcast [Episode 792, at 17:32] has a good discussion about how doctors and OB GYNs are leaving Idaho, and how it's nearly impossible to recruit new doctors.

I really love this channel now

This area is why I Always reside in cities, big cities. Hillbillies and ignorant people scare me to death.

There was something seriously wrong with the vibe in Idaho 50 years ago. Bicycled through the state in early 1970s. Pennsylvania, same,

How can we help stop Christian Nationalism.

Politics seems to be the One World Religion!..... And so many people have embraced it..

I'm seriously considering counter-prayers against Douglas Wilson's positions - fighting fake fire with fakier fire. And recently was a little disturbed and disappointed to hear Anthony Magnabosco say he was moderating his thinking against open-carry. A slipperier slope for all.

I was so fearful to drive through Idaho as a Jewish woman, right after or during the Bundy standoff in Utah, that I drove straight from Seattle to Montana. Also been studying cults, including as a virtual participant-observer in/of the alt-right while listening to the Daily Shoah podcast from early 2015-8. Not the best for my mental health, but I learned so much I’d otherwise never known.

Truthfully I'm sure Arkansas and some states around it especially Texas and Tennessee or even worse !

I live in Moscow and Christ Church is a nightmare

Candybar and poop analogy can be used with describing the Bible and its salacious bits. I love how easy this game is with people who have a spoon-fed, child's eye view of their holy text. They fight to protect it with a child's rage, lacking the adult understanding of context and temperence with that irrational mindset.

I'd rather die than live in Idaho.

If "god" is put in place of laws, then it is only up to the "faithful" to discern what is right. Not entirely sure what to label this if not theocracy it is certainly lunacy ascribed arbitrarily by those " in the spirit " What of the rest of us that believe in the separation of church and state ?

Bon courage . What a job ahead !

In reality, it is "Prey on America".

I like this dude. He seems like a genuinely good person. I commend u, sir. And your shirt's pretty cool

What can we do for America that is actually useful?

So sick of malicious religious fervor.

Oh my, How I DO wish it was, their own Private Idaho and the rest of us need not be troubled by them.

Is it legal to carry? In Idaho

How like a door the knowledge we attain , Which door is on the bourne of inane; It opens and our nothingness is closed,---- It closes and in darkness we remain. Al-Ma'rri

I keep praying but they are still here.

People of faith can be very confident but if hypocrites it's in reality extremely shallow. I am a Christian and can tell you these people are toothless cowards because they don't accept reality.

Idaho and Montana have indeed long been a center of white Christian nationalism for quite a while.

Idaho is not just North Idaho. I live in Idaho and the people I talk to want nothing to do with North Idaho and I live in the Panhandle but farther south. However some of the Californians moving here tend to be Christian nationalist and arrogant.

I could do without potatoes if it ment closing this state off from the rest of the Union. We could set up a relocation programs for those who want to get the hell out of there.

American Facists (2007) a must read.

When the Evangelical leaders - ie paula white etc put their hands on Trump and Prayed - he played along - later he said to M Cohen "can you believe people believe that bullshit?" page 133 Cohen's book Disloyal

FFRF, Can you share the full video of that meeting

Curious if the guests have any insights into the extreme elements in Moscow/ Idaho / Northwest in respect to the murders there.

Keep up the good fight!

Does anyone know the title of the book Josiah mentioned

Why are FFRF subscriptions so high ? Same as the televangelists lol....Stops me from joining

What is wokeness? Humanistic Nationalism. I'm not a nationalist period, I'm Christian and libertarian, live and let live what I think.

Sharia law in Idaho?

The/our federal government needs to cut off all federal funding of all state that have out lawed abortion. And I think a national divorce is a great idea.

Need to tell that woman about the book of Ezekiel, and Song of Solomon, she will want to ban the Bible too.

Is potato.

This is not Chrisianity.

Would like to have his entire list of biblical examples.

This was interesting, I got a kick out of the title 'ask an atheist', as if thats somehow an expertise now:) "Ask a bald guy" would be next, but I'm joking. From what I've seen of other areas, religious dogmatism usually proliferates in areas of economic abandonment by capital investment. In North America thats rural places which are basically used for resources, then abandoned when the resources are gone. HIstorically the population is disposable, and brought in initially from other areas and not meant to put down roots,thats why you see ghost towns all over. Some stay, and essentially the religious extremism comes FROM the economic disenfranchisement, becaues you DONT see it so much in urban areas or rich areas. So the issue in america is whether such populations were well known to be created by policy planners and capitalists who simply abandon entire demographic and geographic areas as what they now call 'zones of sacrifice'. In other words, are these the predictable consequence of modern american capitalism? I don't know, but it 'seems' to be true, and if true it means that the danger is NOT 'them', its the makeup of the federalist system of corporatism which CREATES them, because if the modern economy teaches nothing else, its that human beings are becoming less and less necessary as producers in the economy, particularlyt he resource economy which is rurallly located. So the problem is only going to get much worse.

Its so crazy that the dream demon Charlton from Africa is touring the country... You can't make this sht up 😑

17:00 They're going to go farther than that. That man in is lying.

We lived in Sandpoint, Idaho and that was where we were living on 9-11-2001 and moved BACK to Western Washington (Seattle) a year later. Our 6 year sojourn in North Idaho in the 1990's was like a LONG vacation. We had 4 seasons. Rent and power were low, food was low PAY was LOW. I guess we lived there in a"ood" period.

Ottawa County Michigan needs help! And I am willing to do so! We have a group called Ottawa impait's so far they have canceled on the 1st day they were Seated, hour DEI office the only one in our county

Christian Karens are terrifying

You mean Protestant Anglo American nationalism.

Idaho reminds me of far cry 5

Idaho is moving toward Germany 1930, they are blind the the destruction that will come as a result of this,

Conversely, the Founding Father’s also recognized the individuals right to defend themselves from what ever form of oppression that might prevail. It is not just “Christian Fundamentalists” that oppose over reach of rule, it’s many others, and many of those others are flocking to Idaho simply for a “like minded” sense of freedom from oppression. Are the “religious nut jobs” a part of this view, most certainly, but they are not the totality of this view either.

Christian nationalism is an oxymoron.

Pray for their critical thinking skills (or utter lack thereof)

look… An IQ of 100… (I mean all of them.)

Shame on you Christians!

You guys are so so lost . I’ll pray for you .

It's all a bit Karl Lueger Idaho.

make Amerika trumpless again

Since there is a high proportion Mormon population in Idaho, I don't think a Christian influence on state politics is likely.

While I agree this crap needs to be stopped, it's not going to be stopped by a race-grifter like Mannion. The whole "everyone is racist but me" schtick backfires every time; all Mannion is doing is reinforcing their viewpoints, especially for the ones that aren't racist, and isn't convincing to those that may not be very far right, but open to more moderate ideologies.

How can he breathe? 🤣

Oh sorry, I had no idea you were gay

Looks like moving to Idaho has amazing perks

Thank god(s) I don’t live in a red state !

Isn’t it awesome how separation of church and state doesn’t actually mean what you want it to? The reason stated is for prevention of a single dominant religion and that is the the “separation of church and state”….not what you like is it? 😁

My name is josiah, why dose everyone ad a Z to the name, it is easy, three syllables JO-SI-AH, no z.

Talking is fine but if it's not a conversation, I consider it fairly pointless.