This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush displays on the braveness of Episcopal Bishop Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, who spoke faithfully on behalf of the victims of the incoming administration’s insurance policies on the inagural prayer service, attended by the president and vice chairman. Then Paul is joined by Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Ahead, to debate the continued challenges to American democracy, notably the weaponization of presidency, the politicization of civil servants, and the necessary intersection of religion and politics. Collectively, they look at how Trump’s government actions, which regularly appear performative, are a part of a broader technique to reshape authorities and take away protections for weak communities.
Because the CEO of Democracy Ahead, Skye discusses her group’s authorized and advocacy work and mission to carry highly effective entities accountable, defend democracy, and serve the general public good. Collectively, Interfaith Alliance and Democracy Ahead are on the frontlines, combatting extremism and Christian nationalism.
“I do assume there’s no means out of this however by it. And so my recommendation is the neighborhood and connection. We’re going to get by it collectively. Once you see somebody in search of to tear you aside, to attempt to sow division, to attempt to make you’re feeling such as you’re the one one or that your perception in justice and your perception in a greater tomorrow is by some means naive or by some means radical or by some means audacious, you may ignore that. And I feel that we will get by it collectively and to recollect our historical past and the way many individuals have completed onerous work in opposition to nice odds at nice dangers to themselves as a way to create a future that now we have inherited, and that it’s actually our job, now, to be good stewards of that.”
Skye L. Perryman is a board member of Interfaith Alliance and the President and CEO of Democracy Ahead, a nonpartisan, nationwide authorized group that promotes democracy and progress by litigation, regulatory engagement, coverage schooling, and analysis. She has constructed a visionary staff of authorized, coverage, and communications specialists to confront anti-democratic extremism head-on whereas additionally utilizing the regulation to advance progress and a daring imaginative and prescient for the long run. Identified for her strategic perception and impact-oriented management, Skye has a observe report of profitable robust authorized and coverage battles, uniting various coalitions, and elevating voices that signify the material of our nation to ship outcomes that enhance the lives of tens of millions.
