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Not Today, Fascists: The Lies That Got Us Here, and the Truths That Will Reunite Us

by Jennifer Welch

Religion, power, and the politics of inequality

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Religion, power, and the politics of inequality

Jennifer Welch examines the overlap of religion and American politics through the perspective of a progressive atheist from a Bible Belt state. The book argues that religious messaging—particularly the prosperity gospel—can help consolidate political power and reinforce economic inequality. Its subjects include the separation of church and state, the political and economic influence of organized religion, and the growth of theocracy alongside fascism. Welch also considers how politicians on the left might frame messages around human decency, structural equality, and populist economics. The result is a politically engaged argument that links debates over religious authority to questions of government, economic fairness, and electoral strategy.

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  • Readers interested in the relationship between religion and American politics
  • Readers seeking progressive perspectives on inequality and electoral messaging

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Religion and political powerChurch-state separationEconomic inequalityProgressive political messaging

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Book overview

"The truth is worth fighting for. And if you want the truth, you want Jen Welch. Period. She's relentless. She's credible. She's fearless."--Don Lemon

From Jennifer Welch, the host of the wildly popular "I've Had It" podcast and a trusted voice in new media, comes a piercing, incisive, no-holds-barred take on the rising threat of theocracy in America and a fresh vision for how we can take back our country.

As a progressive atheist from a Bible Belt red state, Jennifer Welch has a unique perspective on the intersection of religion and politics in America. She has seen how the far right has used religion across denominations to coalesce power, and how their messaging, particularly the Evangelical prosperity gospel, reinforces economic inequality.
In Not Today, Fascists, Welch explores:
  • how America is moving not only toward fascism, but also theocracy;
  • the current administration's harmful platform and how it's hurting everyday Americans;
  • why the separation of church and state remains a fundamental principle of our country and the ways in which rogue actors are seeking to dismantle it;
  • the role of Big Church and its economic and political sway over our government;
  • how politicians on the left can create an effective platform and messaging on human decency, structural equality and a populist economics perspective to win elections


Not Today, Fascists will arm readers with the language and facts they need to discuss crucial politics issues, to win elections and to take back our country.
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