Dear MoveOn member,
One of the main so-called "Mandates for Leadership" in Project 2025—the far-right playbook for a second Donald Trump term—is that "freedom is defined by God, not man."1
And for those of us who believe that our country would never be rewritten as a theocracy—after all, separation of church and state is a cornerstone of our Constitution!—this week has been a terrifying wake-up call.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, a man tasked with defending the Constitution, was caught on tape agreeing that he must fight to "return our country to a place of godliness."2
And just two days after the Southern Baptist Convention, which represents 13 million members, voted to pass a resolution declaring embryos from in vitro fertilization (IVF) to be human life, MAGA Senate Republicans voted down the Right to IVF Act.3
Andra, we don't have to wait for Trump to take office for MAGA politicians to begin making our government one of Christian nationalism—it's already happening.
Our ONLY recourse to save the nation from a Christian nationalism takeover is defeating Trump and his MAGA cronies soundly at the ballot box. MoveOn has the plan in place to do just that—Robert Reich has said it, The New York Times has said it, years of experience and data on what wins elections show it! But as a grassroots organization, we can see this plan through to November only if our members step up, and we typically experience a fundraising slump in the summer. We simply cannot afford that shortfall this year.
Will you make a $5 monthly gift to MoveOn so we have the consistent resources to engage millions of people with the truth about Trump and Project 2025's Christian nationalist agenda all the way through Election Day?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Project 2025 has already spent more than $20 million on preparing for Trump's transition to power, including recruiting thousands of hard-right lackeys who have been vetted and are ready to do Trump's every bidding in government offices from Day 1.4
The "Mandate for Leadership" isn't the only mention of religion in Project 2025. The 887-page document is infused with policy to make evangelical Christianity the de facto state religion, including:
- Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to rewrite all policy to adhere to a "biblically-based definition of marriage and family," including recognizing only heterosexual marriage and rejecting any transgender care or protections.5
- Making churches—not all religious institutions, but specifically Christian churches—exempt from any health requirements, including during a pandemic, and requiring higher pay from ALL employers on Sundays to discourage working on the Sabbath.6
- Deleting the terms sexual orientation and gender identity; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and gender, gender equality, and gender equity from all government policy and any legislation.7
- Banning all abortion and defunding access to birth control.8
And lest we think these plans are impossible in the giant bureaucracy that is the American government, Project 2025 also includes replacing thousands of career civil servants with Trump sycophants ready to roll back civil rights and undo environmental protections.9
Freedom of religion is paramount to the freedom of our nation, and Christian nationalism would trample the rights of millions of Americans. We must pull out all of the stops right now to inform voters of what's at stake with a Trump administration.
Will you donate $5 a month to MoveOn's election program and help defeat Donald Trump and his MAGA movement?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
As dire as all of this seems, the good news is that the vast majority of Americans are against these policies.
Eighty-six percent of Americans support making IVF fully and freely available without government interference.10 Eighty percent support abortion rights.11 Seventy-six percent support LGBTQ+ protections.12 And 83% oppose Christian nationalism.13
In fact, once informed about Project 2025, the majority of voters oppose any candidate attached to the plan.14 Voters are on our side—but they don't know that these issues are really on the table. Project 2025 has been flying under the radar until recently. The more they learn, the more Trump's poll numbers shrink.15
Your support will help our efforts to:
- Connect with voters through MoveOn member testimonials to personalize election issues. In 2018, our Real Voter Voices project moved tens of thousands of voters to help achieve a blue wave. We are building on that success by creating a new program to collect thousands of testimonial videos from MoveOn members speaking authentically about the stakes of the 2024 election, why they are voting, and candidates they are supporting.
- Use the power of social media influencers. Whether it be on TikTok, Discord, or Instagram, micro-influencers—social media personalities with as many as 100,000 followers—are driving major trends. If we have the resources, we'll build a cadre of 200 micro-influencers ready to share messaging we know will work, each speaking about our issues at least five times during the fall and also collaborating with MoveOn on content. These influencers will also encourage viewers to get involved with our get-out-the-vote activities.
- Put boots on the ground. Face-to-face conversations work, which is why we are investing in our on-the-ground canvassing program. We plan to print 250,000 pieces of literature—making a powerful case as to why defeating MAGA Republicans is incredibly important—to put in our trained canvassers' hands and into the hands of critical voters.
- Organize election parties to draw people to our work. We are sponsoring election parties across the nation to gather MoveOn members to write postcards, call voters, and spread the word about the ways that a Democratic Congress and second Biden term will improve our lives—and how a MAGA regime will destroy our democracy and how, together, we can build a democracy that works for everyone.
We are less than 150 days from the election, and the polls between Trump and President Biden are tied—meaning that we have a lot of work to do.16 We can't wait until September to raise this money, Andra, or it will be too late. We need to know that we can count on your ongoing support starting NOW. Are you with us?
Will you donate $5 a month to help make sure we can spread the word about the threat of Christian nationalism and stop MAGA in November?
No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.
Thanks for all you do.
–Mohammad, Emma, Nakia, Noor, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump allies prepare to infuse 'Christian nationalism' in second administration," Politico, February 20, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/188225?t=8&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
2. "Justice Alito, in secretly recorded audio, apparently agrees nation needs to return to place of 'godliness,'" ABC News, June 11, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194018?t=10&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
3. "Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to IVF nationwide," CNN, June 13, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194019?t=12&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
4. "Heritage Foundation Makes Plans to Staff Next G.O.P. Administration," The New York Times, April 20, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/186060?t=14&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
5. "The right's Project 2025 wants to make faith the government's job," MSNBC, September 8, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/194020?t=16&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
6. Ibid.
7. "Project 2025: The Right's Dystopian Plan to Dismantle Civil Rights and What It Means for Women," Ms., February 8, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/193050?t=18&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
8. Ibid.
9. Ibid.
10. "Overwhelming majority of Americans support keeping IVF legal for women: Poll," The Hill, March 4, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194021?t=20&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
11. "Nearly 80% of Asian Americans think abortion should be legal, new poll says," NBC News, March 21, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194022?t=22&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
12. "Poll shows US public support for LGBTQ+ protections falling for first time since 2015," The Guardian, March 12, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194027?t=24&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
13. "3. Christianity's place in politics, and 'Christian nationalism,'" Pew, March 15, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194023?t=26&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
14. "POLL: Voters Soundly Reject MAGA Republican 'Project 2025' Plan in Favor of President Biden's Clean Energy Plan," Climate Power, August 24, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/194024?t=28&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
15. "Donald Trump's Polling Lead Wiped Away in Just One Month," Newsweek, June 13, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194025?t=30&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
16. "Trump and Biden are tied in 538's new election forecast," ABC News, June 11, 2024
https://act.moveon.org/go/194026?t=32&akid=393406%2E53570607%2Eq1BWW_
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