Freedom Con Draws 4,500 Men in Washington as Christian-Patriotic Movement Gains Force
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Freedom Con Draws 4,500 Men in Washington as Christian-Patriotic Movement Gains Force
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Summary
More than 4,500 men gathered near George, Washington, over Father’s Day weekend for the two-day Freedom Con, a festival blending Christian worship, patriotism and male-focused activities.
Stage speakers urged attendees to run for office, have more children and reject “woke secular gay paganism,” ending with a call for conservative Christian men to “rise as statesmen.”
CrossFit contests, obstacle courses, tire-changing drills, prayer and music framed the event as both masculine bonding and political activation, with many attendees arriving alongside sons, pastors and friends.
Set against the run-up to America’s 250th anniversary, the gathering offered a snapshot of an emerging right-wing movement that uses masculinity as its organizing theme.