In the years after World War II, fascist leaders like Hitler and Mussolini were gone—but the dangerous ideas they pushed didn’t just vanish. They shifted. They found new life wrapped in flags and hiding behind pulpits.
From 1946 to 1960, a disturbing mix of politics, media, and religion began to rise—not just in faraway regimes, but right here in the United States. Leaders spoke about God and country in the same breath. Questioning authority made you un-American. And suddenly, “freedom” only belonged to those who followed a very specific version of faith.
We’ve seen this movie before. And unfortunately, it’s playing again today.
That’s why I just published a full-length article titled: “Religious Fascism from 1946 to 1960: Lessons for Today”
In it, I explore:
How the fear of communism helped fuel religious nationalism
How church and state became dangerously entangled
How voices like Billy Graham, Franco, and Perón shaped the conversation
What brave thinkers like Reinhold Niebuhr and Martin Luther King Jr. did to push back
And how all of this connects directly to what we’re seeing now in politics, education, and culture
This isn’t just a history lesson. It’s a warning. And hopefully, a wake-up call.
👉 Click here to read or download the full article (PDF)
Then share it, talk about it, and—most importantly—think critically about how power is being sold to us today in the name of religion and “values.”
Let’s learn from the past, so we don’t keep sleepwalking into the same traps.
This blog post was created with the assistance of ChatGPT.