BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260501T114500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_293_080d65cf61140f3d593e6e46cfbace10@interfaithallianceiowa.ourpowerbase.net SUMMARY:Intersections (no lunch) | Six things you should k now about religion in Iowa politics X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Six things you should know about religion in Iowa politics

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Danie l Henderson
\n Author and educator

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MAY 1\, 2026  |  11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
\n St. Paul's United Methodist Church\, C edar Rapids
\n ** in-person event **

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Iowa has become an incubator for Christian nation alist legislation that is being promoted through n ational affiliates of powerful groups. In our May Intersections presentation\, Daniel Henderson will show how many in the Iowa GOP are networking with national Christian nationalist organizations to w age culture wars that erode the principles of a fr ee democratic society. After having worked and liv ed on the inside of that movement for many years\, he has a unique voice to reveal what is going on behind the scenes. Daniel will focus on six major trends the citizens of Iowa should know.

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You may make your reservation to attend in-person (no lunch) by clicking on the "Register Now" button.  There is no cost to attend\, but we must have your reserva tion to ensure enough seating.

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If you have any issues registering \, please email info@interfaithallianceiowa.org  or call 515.279.8715 .

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ABOUT OUR P RESENTER | With a 40-year career in education\, Daniel Henderson ha s the grounding of being a lifelong mid-westerner and having traveled extensively. His teaching care er in the field of history and religion has given many of his students inspiration and motivation to pursue their careers in these fields. Dan has tra veled to Europe and Central America and all over t he United States. He has a passion for history and historic sites.

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Daniel’s first book\, Confessions of a Recovering Evangelical\, recounts his jo urney through the evangelical world as a young per son growing up in Iowa\, and later as a Christian School teacher. After 40 years living as an evange lical\, Daniel left that religious faith behind in 2006. His experience in private Christian schools and the Christian nationalist movement at that ti me gives him a unique voice to speak to what is ha ppening in politics today.

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Danie l and his wife\, June\, live in Washington\, Iowa\ , where he is the Director of “Washington for Just ice\,” a grassroots advocacy group that works to m ake the community an inclusive\, diverse\, and wel coming place for all people. He also continues to teach American History at a local community colleg e.

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Intersections is a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Allianc e of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. It's an opportunity to learn\, to participate in civil dialogue\, and to discuss issues at the crossroads of religion and p olitics.

DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n Six things you should know about relig ion in Iowa politics\n \n \n Daniel Henderson\n \n Author and educator\n \n \n \n __________________ ___\n \n \n \n MAY 1\, 2026  |  11:45 AM – 1:00 PM \n \n St. Paul's United Methodist Church\, Cedar R apids\n \n ** in-person event **\n \n \n \n \n Iow a has become an incubator for Christian nationalis t legislation that is being promoted through natio nal affiliates of powerful groups. In our May Inte rsections presentation\, Daniel Henderson will sho w how many in the Iowa GOP are networking with nat ional Christian nationalist organizations to wage culture wars that erode the principles of a free d emocratic society. After having worked and lived o n the inside of that movement for many years\, he has a unique voice to reveal what is going on behi nd the scenes. Daniel will focus on six major tren ds the citizens of Iowa should know.\n \n \n \n \n You may make your reservation to attend in-person (no lunch) by clicking on the "Register Now" butt on. There is no cost to attend\, but we must have your reservation to ensure enough seating.\n \n \n \n If you have any issues registering\, please em ail info@interfaithallianceiowa.org (mailto:info@i nterfaithallianceiowa.org) or call 515.279.8715 (t el:5152798715).\n \n \n \n \n ABOUT OUR PRESENTER | With a 40-year career in education\, Daniel Hend erson has the grounding of being a lifelong mid-we sterner and having traveled extensively. His teach ing career in the field of history and religion ha s given many of his students inspiration and motiv ation to pursue their careers in these fields. Dan has traveled to Europe and Central America and al l over the United States. He has a passion for his tory and historic sites.\n \n \n \n Daniel’s first book\, Confessions of a Recovering Evangelical\, recounts his journey through the evangelical world as a young person growing up in Iowa\, and later as a Christian School teacher. After 40 years livi ng as an evangelical\, Daniel left that religious faith behind in 2006. His experience in private Ch ristian schools and the Christian nationalist move ment at that time gives him a unique voice to spea k to what is happening in politics today.\n \n \n \n Daniel and his wife\, June\, live in Washington \, Iowa\, where he is the Director of “Washington for Justice\,” a grassroots advocacy group that wo rks to make the community an inclusive\, diverse\, and welcoming place for all people. He also conti nues to teach American History at a local communit y college.\n \n \n \n \n Intersections is a monthl y gathering of the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. It's an opportunity to learn\, to pa rticipate in civil dialogue\, and to discuss issue s at the crossroads of religion and politics.\n \n CATEGORIES:Event c3 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T114500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T130000 LOCATION:1340 3rd Ave SE\n St. Paul's United Methodist Chur ch\n Cedar Rapids\, IA 52403\n URL:https://interfaithallianceiowa.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=293 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR