The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has approved a resolution condemning “white religious nationalism” as a threat to “democracy and religious freedom,” National File reports.
The resolution was passed during the DNC’s winter meeting in Philadelphia and had more than 30 co-sponsors from across the country.
The authors of the resolution linked “white religious nationalism” with “white nationalism” and pointed to the January 6, 2021 Capitol protests as an example of the “threat” posed by it.
The resolution stated that white religious nationalism has used the cover of patriotism to spread hate and cover up racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, and Islamophobic beliefs.
The resolution linked the rise of “white Christian nationalism” with GOP initiatives such as the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Michael Bearfoot, a Democratic delegate from Minnesota who submitted the resolution, said in a statement, “White religious nationalism has an end goal of a white religious state. This has no place for me as a black pagan. This is why I was proud to introduce this resolution and was happy that it passed.”
Sarah Levin, who co-chairs the DNC Interfaith Council as a “secular representative,” praised the resolution and said in a statement, “White Christian nationalism should be at the top of that list, and for the sake of our democracy, it’s time to call it what it is.”
She added, “By recognizing the connection between this movement and the broad-ranging attacks on nearly everything Democrats are fighting for, this resolution puts those of us who believe in democracy, freedom and religious pluralism in a stronger position to join forces.”
