Now, just imagine the USA Today allowing an opinion piece like this about Muslims. Can’t do it, can you?
Christian nationalism is a threat, and not just from Capitol attackers invoking Jesus
Christian nationalists inside our government are working quietly to take America for Jesus. They are the more resilient danger to religious pluralism.
After a portion of the mob entered the Senate chamber on Jan. 6, a handful of men mounted the podium. One of them lifted his hands and cried out, “Jesus Christ, we invoke your name. Amen.â€Â Then Jacob Chansley, sometimes called the “QAnon Shaman,” took his bullhorn and announced gratitude to God for being able to “send a message to all the tyrants, the communists, and the globalists that this is our nation, not theirs.â€Bare-chested to expose his white supremacist tattoos, he had paused briefly to remove his Viking-inspired horned headdress and cap — presumably to assume a properly humble posture as he claimed the United States for himself and his fellow-believers.
The violence was roundly condemned, if a bit mealy-mouthed in certain quarters. People spoke of the criminal threat against members of Congress, staffers and police. They lamented the violation of sacred civic space and democratic norms (the few we have left). Many were especially dismayed to find police, veterans and elected officials among the rioters — individuals who had taken oaths to serve and protect the nation.
It is easy to protest when white Christian nationalism turns violent. Within the chorus of critics, however, are a substantial number of Christians who plan to take the country for Jesus another way. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, a leader of the misinformation campaign that led people to believe (falsely) that the presidential election was stolen, is among them.
That keeps going on and on and on, heaping scorn and abuse on Christians, attempting to elevate their Constitutionally allowed beliefs to the level of threats that need to be shut down, no matter if you are simply a person who just goes to church every Sunday. Why? Because belief in religion, more specifically Christianity, interferes with the Progressives ability to have everyone worship the State. They’ve been going after Christianity since the 70’s, and, since they couldn’t destroy it then, then infiltrated it to get it to change from the inside. This is how we get gay marriage in churches, teaching people to give up their freedom to Government, and a Pope who spends more time on Social Justice than opposing abortion on demand.
But, it’s not moving fast enough, so, it’s back to attempting to destroy organized religion (no, not Islam, they are Useful Idiots for Progressives at this time), so, the Mostly Peaceful Capitol Protest is a good excuse, along with Republicans who are devout. 1st Amendment? When do the Progressives really care about the Constitution if it interferes?
The idea to start is to make them Enemies Of The State
Enemies of the State vs. Enemies of the People
I didn’t declare war on the establishment; it declared war on me.
It declared war on me when it supported energy policies that could enrich Saudi Arabia and Russia and would cost me more money at the gas pump or on my power bill.
It declared war on me when it told me my ideas weren’t worthy of debate and discussion or that they were even so dangerous they couldn’t be shared publicly.
It declared war on me when it used the police powers of the FBI and CIA to first spy on a presidential candidate and then worked to undermine the administration of that candidate after he was elected.
It declared war on me when it told me my religious beliefs did not deserve the protection of the First Amendment.
Frank Miele of Real Clear Politics has many more lines of “It declared war on me”
This “guilt by labeling†is the antithesis of fair play or justice. It is a convenient mechanism for the ruling class to herd people into identity clusters so that individual rights can be supplanted by group responsibility. If this reminds you of China’s Cultural Revolution, you are not wrong. The ruling class wants you to conform, confirm and comply. If you step outside the lines, be prepared to be shamed, silenced and ostracized.
In the narrow context, USA Today has decided that all Christians are “Guilt by labeling”, and must be Cancelled. In the broader context
No wonder the people are starting to rise up and rebel against the plutocracy. It’s not “We the Oligarchs†who are the source of power in the Constitution, but “We the People,†yet the ruling establishment has forgotten that. If people like Donald Trump and Douglass Mackey are deemed to be “enemies of the state,†then those who would suppress them and their freedoms must be considered “enemies of the people.â€
If these Stateists think christians will sit back and take it, they could be in for a rude awakening, and the same goes with thinking Conservatives will sit there and take it.
