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Our 7 Neighbors: Diversifying the Narrative: Immigration and Religion in America

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<p><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0">Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250</span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW132570811 BCX0">th</span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span> </span>anniversary,<span> </span></span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0">Our Seven Neighbors</span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0">, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW132570811 BCX0"> <span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW57520935 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW57520935 BCX0">Against the rising influence of Christian nationalism and the persistent myth that the U.S. was founded as a singularly “Christian nation,” this series offers a corrective grounded in historical reality. </span></span>Hosted by Reza Aslan.</span></p>

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Episode thumbnail for Season 5: Ep. 8 Freedom FROM Religion: The Right Not to Believe in a Nation of Faith

June 23, 2026

Season 5: Ep. 8 Freedom FROM Religion: The Right Not to Believe in a Nation of Faith

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 8 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Leigh Eric Schmidt.

Episode thumbnail for Season 5: Ep. 7 The Price of Belonging: How America Decides What Counts as Religion

June 16, 2026

Season 5: Ep. 7 The Price of Belonging: How America Decides What Counts as Religion

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 7 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Kathleen Flake.

Episode thumbnail for Season 5: Ep. 6 Heathens: Chinese Religion and American Exclusion

June 9, 2026

Season 5: Ep. 6 Heathens: Chinese Religion and American Exclusion

Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, Our Seven Neighbors, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle. Episode 6 features host Reza Aslan in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Lee.

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<p><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0">Under the backdrop of our nation’s 250</span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW132570811 BCX0">th</span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span> </span>anniversary,<span> </span></span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0">Our Seven Neighbors</span></span><span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW132570811 BCX0">, season 5, explores the long, contested history of religious diversity in the United States—not as a feel-good celebration of pluralism, but as a hard-won achievement forged through conflict, exclusion, resistance, and moral struggle.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW132570811 BCX0"> <span xml:lang="en-us" lang="en-us" class="TextRun SCXW57520935 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW57520935 BCX0">Against the rising influence of Christian nationalism and the persistent myth that the U.S. was founded as a singularly “Christian nation,” this series offers a corrective grounded in historical reality. </span></span>Hosted by Reza Aslan.</span></p>
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