Excellent article. What is really concerning is that Christian Nationalism is exactly that kind of movement that the original framers of the constitution were trying to protect us against by writing a constitution and making laws that respect religious and philosophical differences. On the other hand, the preference for democracy is itself a philosophical difference. Republican politicians are using political tools to dismantle these protections, and rewrite our laws in an undemocratic way. In the end, we are learning that we can never stop actually fighting the battle for our democratic beliefs. We cannot depend on reason alone to convince our opponents or secure our rights.
Excellent article. What is really concerning is that Christian Nationalism is exactly that kind of movement that the original framers of the constitution were trying to protect us against by writing a constitution and making laws that respect religious and philosophical differences. On the other hand, the preference for democracy is itself a philosophical difference. Republican politicians are using political tools to dismantle these protections, and rewrite our laws in an undemocratic way. In the end, we are learning that we can never stop actually fighting the battle for our democratic beliefs. We cannot depend on reason alone to convince our opponents or secure our rights.
We can hope the up and coming young citizens can and will make a difference at election times.