Local Group
North Texas Coalition
The North Texas Coalition of Christians Against Christian Nationalism brings people together to build a stronger community. We are addressing pressing problems and developing a counter-witness alongside our partner churches and organizations.
This local group continues to evolve and grow in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as we advocate for religious freedom for everyone. We are taking action and providing a faithful response from Christian communities in partnership with our neighbors of many different faiths and of no faith.
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Connect with Us
If you want to be part of this work in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, we welcome you! Join our email list to receive updates and opportunities to connect.
Lisa Endean-Jacob is the organizer of the North Texas coalition, and you can contact her with any other questions a [email protected].
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Our Work
Change Happens Through Action
We host coalition meetings each month, listening to each other about where we are the most effective. We alternate between in-person meetings and Zoom meetings – sign up for our email list to find out how you can join one!
We have three areas of focus.
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Immigration
Our immigration work involves bearing witness to the lives of our neighbors by serving as court observers in immigration hearings and providing aid to families as they arrive for immigration check ins. We do this in partnership with local chicana organizers, clergy, and faith communities across North Texas.
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Public Education
Public education is a place where people of all backgrounds can learn and live together. We’re seeing our state legislature pass laws that privilege one religion over others and create conditions of coercion for young learners, such as the state-organized prayer law or the Ten Commandments mandate. We are working to overturn these laws, reduce harm, and advocate for public schools that honor all faiths and none.
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Engaging Churches
Every community makes a choice, so the North Texas coalition is engaging churches, helping congregations identify the roots of Christian nationalism in their communities and discern their role in undoing the harm. The coalition is training and working alongside faith leaders while equipping lay leaders to spur on this work.
What Are We Currently Working On?
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Problematic Reading List
In Texas, the state board of education is proposing a problematic reading list, and many of us have gone to Austin to testify as to why, as people of faith, this list undercuts religious freedom for our students.
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Ten Commandments Mandate
Have you heard about the mandate for Texas public schools to post the Ten Commandments? We have a resource page for teachers.
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State-Organized Prayer in Schools
Most of the school districts in Texas wisely declined to create a program for state-organized prayer.
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Required Bible Reading in Public Schools
Bluebonnet curriculum is a Bible-based, language arts curriculum used for grades K-5. We worked to block this curriculum at state and local levels. Now, we are supporting parents in opting their children out of this mandated material.
Ways You Can Take Action With Us
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Be an Immigration Court Observer
Our partner, Vecinos Unidos, offers a training for anyone who wants to show up at Dallas immigration court in support and solidarity with our immigrant neighbors.
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Support Families
Looking for ways to support families before immigration check-ins? You can get trained through our partner, La Colectiva.
Support the North Texas Coalition
In 2023, we launched this pilot project, encompassing the greater Dallas/Fort Worth area. In this region particularly impacted by a proliferation of Christian nationalism, a community is growing and creating an impact. They are dedicated to raising awareness, advocating to their elected officials, and organizing for change. You can make a specific gift to support this work.
