The Democratic Club of Bandera met Saturday, July 13, at the Silver Sage Dining Room to hold their monthly meeting and view the documentary “Bad Faith.”
The meeting started off with a few words from member Kenneth Koenig, who spoke on commonalities between the current political climate with the rise of Hitler in Germany in the 1920’s. He focused on Project 2025 and its potential impact on the country.
President Essie Stewart reminded the group they should be trying to recruit new, younger members.
She also mentioned that August 1 is National Poll Worker Day.
Stewart also said to the group that the county would have a poll worker training on October 10.
September 17 was identified as National Voter Registration Day.
Stewart commented that member Glen Maxie had purchased merch for the Democratic candidates and that the National Rural Caucus was getting large signs to display on fences.
Josh Greene, chairman of the Democratic Contact Committee, spoke about the cost of the mailings and the process to remind Democratic voters in the county to get out the vote.
He passed around a sign-up sheet to get the process started and engage members in the election.
Democratic Chair Lynn Oliver gave a report on the process of creating the Democratic Alternative Election Judges for the 2024-2025 election cycle.
She reviewed the responsibilities of the Election Judge, Alternate Election Judge and Clerk.
She also reminded the group that they could train to be Voluntary Deputy Registrars, indicating that they should participate in the online training found on the State website.
After the business meeting, the group viewed “Bad Faith,” This feature-length documentary chronicles the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States and its opposition to democracy. It details the role of Christian Nationalism in the conservative movement.
The film connects the rise of integration with the building of the Christian Nationalism movement. It was created after the election of Donald Trump and from the directors’ desire to understand why people voted for Trump. It examines the dangers of the weakening of the separation of church and state doctrine.
The directors of this 89-minute film are Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones. Ujlaki also produced the film. “Bad Faith” is available on streaming services at this time.
It is viewable for free on Tubi, a free streaming service.
