Christian nationalism doesn't need to become a full-blown theocracy to be dangerous.
When government promotes Christianity in schools and uses religious beliefs to restrict our rights, the threat is already here.
We must fight back before it becomes the norm.
An essay in Christianity Today says concerns about Christian Nationalism are exaggerated.
But even that defense points to support for teacher-led prayers, Ten Commandments displays in schools, and Christian “moral values.”
Those are real threats!
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America is not a Christian nation. It was never founded as one.
That doesn't stop 45% of Americans from saying we *should be* a Christian nation.
This election is our chance to show up loudly for secular democracy.
Vote Nov. 3 or sooner. ffrf.us/vote
Our rights don't come from your god or anyone else's. They’re protected by a secular Constitution, not granted by a supernatural being.
If rights came from God, they’d depend on whose god you believe in.
That’s precisely why separating religion and government matters.
Tulsi Gabbard: “Our rights and freedoms do not come from government. They come from God. And God alone.”
@TulsiGabbard
There’s a third option: Reject this insane religious fearmongering and live a free life without worrying about imaginary threats of eternal torture.
The White House belongs to Americans of every religion and no religion.
If they want to turn it into a megachurch, the least they could do is start paying property taxes.
After decades of sexual abuse scandals, Catholic leaders still seem more concerned with punishing those who reject their authority than holding abusers accountable.
A damning indictment of an institution that claims to be a moral authority.
Scott Peyton's son was abused by a priest.
Despite being a deacon, Peyton left the Catholic Church to worship elsewhere... so the Church excommunicated him.
The priest? He's still technically a priest in the Church's eyes.
Read that again.
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Only five false claims in a minute? David Barton would be disappointed. Those are rookie numbers.
In the span of one minute, Christian nationalist pastor Rob McCoy managed to make at least five demonstrably false claims about the Founding Fathers and the creation of the Constitution. peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch…
This is how authoritarianism gets wrapped in religion.
When a politician is seen as doing God’s work, questioning him becomes questioning God.
That’s a dangerous mindset in a democracy. No leader is divinely appointed or above accountability.
Children need love, stability, security and support. None of those things requires two biological parents.
Plenty of single parents, adoptive parents and same-sex couples raise wonderful kids.
The obsession with one “biblical” family model ignores what actually matters.
They’re not even pretending this is about religious freedom anymore. They’re openly discussing plans to seize political power and impose their religious ideology on everyone else.
When Christian nationalists tell us what they intend to do, we should believe them.
Racist white nationalist pastor Joel Webbon says his upcoming conference will begin the process of laying out "battle plans" for "Christian nationalists on the right to be able to seize power": "This is here to stay. And it's not if we win, it's when we win" peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch…
Religious freedom should never be a shield for child abuse or medical neglect. When faith conflicts with a child’s right to live, protecting the child must come first.
No religious belief should ever override that responsibility.
Elizabeth Struhs needed insulin to stay alive.
Her parents withheld it and prayed instead.
Now a Queensland inquest is examining whether government officials and health care workers could have prevented her death.
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New survey: 83% of nonreligious Americans see empathy as a core moral value, compared to just 42% of white evangelicals.
If compassion threatens your religious worldview, perhaps the problem isn’t compassion.
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Religious organizations shouldn’t get a free pass when it comes to government oversight.
If faith-based groups are exploiting vulnerable workers, they should face the same scrutiny and accountability as anyone else.
Religious freedom is not a license to break the law.
After years of being stonewalled in their FOIA requests, @AmericanAtheist is suing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
They want information about oversight of faith-based groups who say they bring in workers on R-1 religious worker visas.
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Radical Islam is dangerous, but its presence in the U.S. is relatively small. Christian nationalism, meanwhile, has substantial political influence and seeks to enshrine religious beliefs into law.
One is a fringe movement here. The other has a seat at the table of power.
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