The Sunday Interview: “Is the Religious Left Really Rising? Faith & the Democratic Party”.

What does the emerging religious left look like—and is it becoming a force in Democratic politics? In this Sunday interview, Leah Payne speaks with Associated Press religion and culture reporter Kyrsta Fauria about her reporting on progressive candidates and activists drawing on religious traditions to confront economic inequality, defend workers’ rights, and advocate for policies like universal health care. They discuss Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, the interfaith coalition supporting his campaign, and the ways his Muslim faith has been both weaponized against him and intentionally foregrounded in his political identity. Get signed copies of American Caesar at Annie Bloom's: ⁠https://annieblooms.com/⁠ Join us September 16 at Annie Bloom's for the American Caesar book launch! 🔔 Subscribe for daily analysis on religion, politics, and the Christian right. 💬 Join the conversation on Substack and Discord — links below. Go to ⁠groundnews.com/SWAJ⁠ to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. 💙 Support our work: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.irmce.org/donate⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Listen to the Axis Daily Brief:Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/033zp4M..⁠. Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast..⁠. 📚 Preorder Brad Onishi’s new book, American Caesar: ⁠⁠⁠https://us.macmillan.com/books/978125..⁠. ⁠#AbdulElSayed⁠ ⁠#MichiganSenate⁠ ⁠#MichiganPolitics⁠ ⁠#DemocraticPrimary⁠ ⁠#ProgressivePolitics⁠ ⁠#ChristianNationalism⁠ ⁠#Trump⁠ ⁠#MAGA⁠ ⁠#TedCruz⁠ ⁠#MikeJohnson⁠ ⁠#Democrats⁠ ⁠#GOP⁠ ⁠#AmericanPolitics⁠ ⁠#IsraelPalestine⁠ ⁠#MedicareForAll⁠ ⁠#CitizensUnited⁠ ⁠#ProjectEsther⁠ ⁠#PoliticalDissent⁠ ⁠#2026Election⁠ ⁠#christiannationalism⁠ ⁠#religion⁠ ⁠#christianity⁠ ⁠#USA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices