This weekend, an array of Christian religious leaders and government officials are scheduled to gather at the National Mall in Washington, DC. They’ll convene to pray, yes, but this rally — organized as part of the White House-backed Freedom 250 celebrations tied to this coming July 4 — will also serve as a “ rededication of our country as One Nation under God .” If you’ve been following the cultural resurgence of religiosity in the United States, this ceremony shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The religious right has been ascendant during the second presidency of Donald Trump, and they’ve harnessed his disdain for rules and norms to blur the lines between church and state. Inside the White House, the secretary of defense has framed the war in Iran and American military action abroad as sanctioned and guided by God . Outside the government, this alliance between church and state often skirts near the edge of outright idolatry.…