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Project Blitz is a coordinated effort by Christian Nationalists to inject religion into public education, attack reproductive healthcare, and undermine LGBTQ equality using a distorted definition of âreligious freedom.â
In order to achieve these goals, the Project Blitz campaign arms state-level politicians with model bills, proclamations, and talking points through its legislative guide.
The Project Blitz guide receives yearly updates. The 2017/2018 playbook contained 116 pages and included 20 model bills.
Read it here
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bd8728e7eb88c68a5c8509f/t/5d365d91339e9100019cfda2/1563843988765/Project+Blitz+Playbook+2017.pdf
Read it here
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bd8728e7eb88c68a5c8509f/t/5d365d91339e9100019cfda2/1563843988765/Project+Blitz+Playbook+2017.pdf
In 2018, over 70 Project Blitz-related bills were introduced in state legislatures across the country. In late 2018, the playbook was expanded to 148 pages, and we expect even more Blitz bills to be introduced in states across the nation.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bd8728e7eb88c68a5c8509f/t/5d365d78339e9100019cfa70/1563843966208/Project+Blitz+Playbook+2018-19.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5bd8728e7eb88c68a5c8509f/t/5d365d78339e9100019cfa70/1563843966208/Project+Blitz+Playbook+2018-19.pdf
The guide instructs Christian nationalists to work in three phases.
First, they are supposed to pass bills that are expected to receive the least opposition. These âreligious heritageâ bills encourage or force public schools to offer Bible classes and display âIn God We Trust,â
First, they are supposed to pass bills that are expected to receive the least opposition. These âreligious heritageâ bills encourage or force public schools to offer Bible classes and display âIn God We Trust,â
as well as mandate the creation of âIn God We Trustâ license plates.
This first seemingly innocuous phase is meant to build enough momentum to pass âreligious history and freedomâ bills, which purport that America was, is, and will always be a Christian nation. Examples
This first seemingly innocuous phase is meant to build enough momentum to pass âreligious history and freedomâ bills, which purport that America was, is, and will always be a Christian nation. Examples
include âYear of the Bibleâ and âChristian Heritage Weekâ bills.
After grabbing this âlow hanging fruit,â Christian nationalists move on to more dangerous bills that undermine equality by allowing discrimination in child welfare and religious refusals in healthcare https://www.blitzwatch.org/adoption-and-foster-care
These bills could embolden or allow doctors, hospitals, clinics, orderlies, and even receptionists to cite their beliefs to deny patients needed care. https://www.blitzwatch.org/religious-refusals-health-care
The Extremist Groups Behind Project Blitz
The Project Blitz guide is a joint effort of the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation (CPCF)
https://cpcfoundation.com/eu-gdpr.html
The Project Blitz guide is a joint effort of the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation (CPCF)
https://cpcfoundation.com/eu-gdpr.html
The Wallbuilders https://wallbuilders.com/
And the National League Foundation. https://nationallegalfoundation.org/
The Project Blitz guide first appeared on the CPCFâs website in 2017 but has since gone underground.
This Christian nationalist group organizes state and federal legislators in so-called âprayer caucuses.â Rather than simply promoting prayer,
This Christian nationalist group organizes state and federal legislators in so-called âprayer caucuses.â Rather than simply promoting prayer,
legislators in the American Prayer Caucus Network push the discriminatory bills contained within the Project Blitz guide. Currently, there are 33 state caucuses.
https://cpcfoundation.com/eu-gdpr.html
https://cpcfoundation.com/eu-gdpr.html
Wall Builders is a Christian nationalist advocacy group, whose leader David Barton rejects the separation of church and state.
NLF is a law firm that brings cases to undermine religious freedom. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/08/genuine-christian-scholars-smack-down-an-unruly-colleague/260994/
NLF is a law firm that brings cases to undermine religious freedom. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/08/genuine-christian-scholars-smack-down-an-unruly-colleague/260994/
Project Blitzâs Attack Method
As Project Blitzâs name indicates, the campaign is meant to pump out as many bill as possible. Doing so overwhelms lawmakers and advocates and always puts them on the defensive.
As Project Blitzâs name indicates, the campaign is meant to pump out as many bill as possible. Doing so overwhelms lawmakers and advocates and always puts them on the defensive.
According to the Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundationâs Faith Impact Guide, âthe passage of [these] measures has spiked dramatically since the resources in [the Project Blitz guide] were first provided.â
The CPCFâs own graphic (right) claims two 800% increases from 2016 to 2018.
In 2019, we expect even more Blitz bills to be introduced in states across the nation.
In 2019, we expect even more Blitz bills to be introduced in states across the nation.
Since the launch of BlitzWatch , more media outlets are exposing the work of Project Blitz and its supporters. The press have increasingly connected state legislation attacking civil rights protections for LGBTQ people, access to reproductive healthcare, and public education
to Project Blitzâs coordinated campaign.
A Christian Nationalist Group Is Quietly Shaping Bills for State Legislatures https://truthout.org/articles/a-christian-nationalist-group-is-quietly-shaping-bills-for-state-legislatures/
A Christian Nationalist Group Is Quietly Shaping Bills for State Legislatures https://truthout.org/articles/a-christian-nationalist-group-is-quietly-shaping-bills-for-state-legislatures/
Controversial Legislation Proposed To Make 2020 âThe Year Of The Bibleâ In Oklahoma https://www.news9.com/story/5e345df03196993fcfd056ac/controversial-legislation-proposed-to-make-2020-the-year-of-the-bible-in-oklahoma
âIn God We Trustâ proposed for NM Buildings. https://www.abqjournal.com/1408414/in-god-we-trust-proposed-for-nm-buildings.html
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'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/09/ohio-timothy-ginter-project-blitz
'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/09/ohio-timothy-ginter-project-blitz
One nation under their God: Project Blitz is still in business, including in Michigan https://www.dailykos.com/story/2019/12/5/1903709/-One-nation-under-their-God-Project-Blitz-is-still-in-business-including-in-Michigan
The plot against America: Inside the Christian right plan to "remodel" the nation https://www.salon.com/2019/04/13/the-plot-against-america-inside-the-christian-right-plan-to-remodel-the-nation/
Christian group wrote legislation eerily similar to Ohio religious liberty bill https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/22/ohio-religious-liberty-bill-project-blitz-christian?CMP=share_btn_tw
Christian Nationalists Are Apparently Trying to Avoid Registering Young Voters https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/11/12/christian-nationalists-are-apparently-trying-to-avoid-registering-young-voters/
National group uses Louisville billboard campaign to mock Kentucky's 'In God We Trust' law https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2019/10/11/louisville-billboards-mock-kentuckys-in-god-we-trust-law/3943844002/
