Andrew L Seidel

Andrew L. Seidel is a constitutional and civil rights attorney, author, and former Grand Canyon tour guide. He can be found on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Patreon, and Instagram: @AndrewLSeidel.

Andrew is the author of two books: The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American (2019) and American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom (2022). He's also co-editor of an academic casebook for law students, Law and Religion: Cases and Materials (5th Edition), with Prof. Leslie Griffin. As a senior correspondent at Religion Dispatches, Andrew is a prolific author of opeds and scholarly articles, including organizing and contributing to the groundbreaking “Christian Nationalism at the January 6, 2021, Insurrection” report, which was published by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and Christians Against Christian Nationalism. Seidel is a frequent guest on radio, podcasts, and television, and has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, and countless local news stations and has written for Slate, Rewire News, Religion Dispatches, Religion News Service, ThinkProgress, The Cap Times, The Progressive, Irish Central, The Arizona Republic, The Salt Lake Tribune, and more.

When not litigating cases or standing up or standing up to religious bullies or defending the First Amendment, he travels the country discussing religious freedom, state-church separation, constitutional law, and other issues affecting the secular movement.