\n Author and educator
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\n \nMAY 1\, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
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Iowa has become an
incubator for Christian nationalist legislation th
at is being promoted through national affiliates o
f powerful groups. In our May Intersections presen
tation\, Daniel Henderson will show how many in th
e Iowa GOP are networking with national Christian
nationalist organizations to wage culture wars tha
t erode the principles of a free democratic societ
y. After having worked and lived on the inside of
that movement for many years\, he has a unique voi
ce to reveal what is going on behind the scenes. D
aniel will focus on six major trends the citizens
of Iowa should know.
< span style="font-family:Arial\,Helvetica\,sans-ser if\;">You may mak e your reservation to attend virtually by clicking on the "Register Now" button. This online presentat ion will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel.
\n \nIf you have any issues registering\, please email info@interfaithalliancei owa.org or call 515.2 79.8715.
\n \nABOUT OUR PRESENTER | With a 40-year career in education\, Daniel H enderson has the grounding of being a lifelong mid -westerner and having traveled extensively. His te aching career in the field of history and religion has given many of his students inspiration and mo tivation to pursue their careers in these fields. Dan has traveled to Europe and Central America and all over the United States. He has a passion for history and historic sites.
\n \nDaniel’s first book\, Confessions of a Recovering Evangelical\, reco unts his journey through the evangelical world as a young person growing up in Iowa\, and later as a Christian School teacher. After 40 years living a s an evangelical\, Daniel left that religious fait h behind in 2006. His experience in private Christ ian schools and the Christian nationalist movement at that time gives him a unique voice to speak to what is happening in politics today.
\n \nDaniel and his wife\, June\, live in Washing ton\, Iowa\, where he is the Director of “Washingt on for Justice\,” a grassroots advocacy group that works to make the community an inclusive\, divers e\, and welcoming place for all people. He also co ntinues to teach American History at a local commu nity college.
\n \n< span style="font-family:Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-s erif\;">Inter sections is a monthly gathering of the Interfa ith Alliance of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. It's an oppo rtunity to learn\, to participate in civil dialogu e\, and to discuss issues at the crossroads of rel igion and politics.
< /html> 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 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM\n \n ** virtual event **\n \n \n \n \n Iowa has beco me an incubator for Christian nationalist legislat ion that is being promoted through national affili ates of powerful groups. In our May Intersections presentation\, Daniel Henderson will show how many in the Iowa GOP are networking with national Chri stian nationalist organizations to wage culture wa rs that erode the principles of a free democratic society. After having worked and lived on the insi de of that movement for many years\, he has a uniq ue voice to reveal what is going on behind the sce nes. Daniel will focus on six major trends the cit izens of Iowa should know.\n \n \n \n \n You may m ake your reservation to attend virtually by clicki ng on the "Register Now" button. This online prese ntation will be livestreamed on our YouTube channe l.\n \n \n \n If you have any issues registering\, please email info@interfaithallianceiowa.org (mai lto:info@interfaithallianceiowa.org) or call 515.2 79.8715 (tel:5152798715).\n \n \n \n \n ABOUT OUR PRESENTER | With a 40-year career in education\, D aniel Henderson has the grounding of being a lifel ong mid-westerner and having traveled extensively. His teaching career in the field of history and r eligion has given many of his students inspiration and motivation to pursue their careers in these f ields. Dan has traveled to Europe and Central Amer ica and all over the United States. He has a passi on for history and historic sites.\n \n \n \n Dani el’s first book\, Confessions of a Recovering Evan gelical\, recounts his journey through the evangel ical world as a young person growing up in Iowa\, and later as a Christian School teacher. After 40 years living as an evangelical\, Daniel left that religious faith behind in 2006. His experience in private Christian schools and the Christian nation alist movement at that time gives him a unique voi ce to speak 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 “W ashington for Justice\,” a grassroots advocacy gro up that works to make the community an inclusive\, diverse\, and welcoming place for all people. He also continues to teach American History at a loca l community college.\n \n \n \n \n Intersections i s a monthly gathering of the Interfaith Alliance o f Iowa in Cedar Rapids. It's an opportunity to lea rn\, to participate in civil dialogue\, and to dis cuss issues at the crossroads of religion and poli tics.\n \n CATEGORIES:Event c3 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T120000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T130000 LOCATION:virtual event\, \n URL:https://interfaithallianceiowa.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=294 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR