Events

From briefings examining attacks on reproductive rights or the rise of Christian Nationalism, to celebrations recognizing secular thought leaders, the CFC strives to coordinate events that help Congress engage with stakeholders and experts to elevate matters that impact our secular democracy and constitutional freedoms.  

Some of these events include:

  • CFC leaders hosted a virtual briefing on the religious nationalist threat to reproductive freedom. The briefing brought together representatives from the ACLU, Guttmacher Institute, Catholics for Choice, and the journalistic community delve into the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on IVF, the Chief Justice’s open allegiance to the Seven Mountain Mandate, and the unique challenges that the erosion of church-state separation poses to the fight for reproductive justice. 

  • Hosted an event to examine Speaker’s Johnson’s historic ties to Christian Nationalism and the rise of religious extremism within the House of Representatives. 

  • Coordinated an interfaith dialogue for House Democrats to better engage with faith and secular communities. 

  • Invited secular veterans and servicemembers to testify about the experience of religious minorities and non-religious people serving in the military to identify ways to improve military religious inclusion. 

  • The CFC hosted an event and collaborated with stakeholders to educate Members and congressional staff about engaging with the secular community, supporting religious inclusion in the military, tackling extremism, and other issues.

  • In coordination with the CFC, the Baptist Joint Committee and Christians Against Christian Nationalism hosted a showing of a documentary from producer Rob Reiner about the ways in which Christian Nationalism distorts our constitutional republic.

  • The Caucus hosted a briefing with political scientist, statistician, and Baptist pastor Ryan Burge about the rise of secular “nones.” The CFC champions new ways to serve, represent and engage with the growing secular community and an increasingly diverse nation.

  • The CFC brought in Amanda Tyler, Samuel L. Perry, Jemar Tisby and Andrew Seidel to brief members about the role of White Christian Nationalism during the January 6th Insurrection. The briefing focused on a new, 66-page report prepared by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and the Freedom From Religion Foundation about the role of Christian nationalism in the Capitol attack and its implications for the future of democracy.