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President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign coincided with the increasing mainstream awareness of the alt-right, a group which has gained recent national attention after it organized an ultimately violent protest in Charlottesville last weekend. But while public name recognition of this group has increased in the past two years, the full extent of their breadth and popularity are not always clear. For starters, one important way this group differs from previous far-right movements is their relationship with Christianity. \u201cThe alt-right is now mostly ignoring the religious question,\u201d said George Hawley, the author of the forthcoming book, Making Sense of the Alt-Right. \u201cThat sets it apart from earlier far-right movements. Obviously, the KKK presented itself as an explicitly Protestant movement\u2026The alt-right seems to be of the view that Christianity is becoming marginally irrelevant, at least in American politics, and as such it seems to be largely avoiding the subject.\u201d Hawley joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli on Quick to Listen this week to discuss the true influence and popularity of this community, its connection\u2014or lack thereof\u2014with Christianity, and what role the church could play in fighting its message.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices