Josh Hawley seeks revival of ‘Our Christian Nation,’ condemns ‘atheist left’
baptistnews.com
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s recent First Things essay, “Our Christian Nation,” may warm the hearts of Christian nationalists and confound historians and theologians who worry about continuing threats to the separation of church and state. Every nation needs a common religious ideal and shared moral order, Hawley argues, writing, “Christian culture has been America’s common...

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s recent First Things essay, “Our Christian Nation,” may warm the hearts of Christian nationalists and confound historians and theologians who worry about continuing threats to the separation of church and state.

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    442·
    5 months ago

    Such bullshit. The left isn’t atheist. The left just says you can believe in whatever god you want, or no god at all, just don’t tell us we have to believe in your god.

    • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      Exactly.

      And this mothefucker is the type to finally make me stand up. You can have whatever religion you like, UNTIL YOU FORCE ME TO PRACTICE.

      I will turn this nation upside down before I allow that to just happen and I’m sure I can count on everyone here to join in.

      • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        5 months ago

        I’ll tweak your comment just a bit, “until you force me to live by your religious beliefs”. Being forced to believe “their way” is almost irrelevant if they’re already punishing you for not doing so. The end result is the same: You will conform.