We dig into the 2026 National Prayer Breakfast — a Christian nationalist propaganda-fest — on the latest episode of the Freedom From Religion Foundation’s “Secular Spotlight.”
FFRF’s Chris Line and Mark Dann break down the Prayer Breakfast with journalist Jonathan Larsen, revealing it as a hub for right-wing religious influence and elite networking rather than a simple bipartisan faith event. They also highlight how leaders like President Trump and his faith adviser Paula White are using the event for political and international influence, raising serious church-state concerns.
“It’s one thing to say faith matters (no one is going to dispute that), but to say that we all need to be aware that God a) exists and b) is our boss — this is something that you should not be getting from U.S. officials,” Larsen remarks. “This is deeply, I would argue, if it were an impeachable position, impeachable, problematic. This is something that the First Amendment makes quite clear.”
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