... separation of church and state ... is that written into the Constitution ...? Is that one of the things they want to change with a Constitutional convention? If they succeed in mandating laws that only "true Christians" will be accepted in this society, what will be defining characteristics of what it means to be a "true Christian" ... and who will define and enforce/force those standards ...?
... separation of church and state ... is that written into the Constitution ...? Is that one of the things they want to change with a Constitutional convention? If they succeed in mandating laws that only "true Christians" will be accepted in this society, what will be defining characteristics of what it means to be a "true Christian" ... and who will define and enforce/force those standards ...?
Ask William Barr, who asserts that the Constitution was only intended for people of faith:
"Instead, social order must flow up from the people themselves – freely obeying the dictates of inwardly-possessed and commonly-shared moral values. And to control willful human beings, with an infinite capacity to rationalize, those moral values must rest on authority independent of men’s will – they must flow from a transcendent Supreme Being.
In short, in the Framers’ view, free government was only suitable and sustainable for a religious people – a people who recognized that there was a transcendent moral order antecedent to both the state and man-made law and who had the discipline to control themselves according to those enduring principles."
To appreciate Barr's fallacious rhetoric and sophistry, read his speech. Executive Summary: The Founders believed human beings are stinkers, government is oppressive, only acceptance of god and religion can save society
The Trump regime was (and still is) crammed packed with Christian Nationalists and Evangelical hucksters of every stripe. They are, excuse the expression, Hell bent on making this “Christian Nation” vision of their specific and terrifying Calvinist meets PT Barnum and Torquemada a reality.
Seriously, these are not our parent’s whackos and Bible Thumpers. It is full on Theocracy
... separation of church and state ... is that written into the Constitution ...? Is that one of the things they want to change with a Constitutional convention? If they succeed in mandating laws that only "true Christians" will be accepted in this society, what will be defining characteristics of what it means to be a "true Christian" ... and who will define and enforce/force those standards ...?
Ask William Barr, who asserts that the Constitution was only intended for people of faith:
"Instead, social order must flow up from the people themselves – freely obeying the dictates of inwardly-possessed and commonly-shared moral values. And to control willful human beings, with an infinite capacity to rationalize, those moral values must rest on authority independent of men’s will – they must flow from a transcendent Supreme Being.
In short, in the Framers’ view, free government was only suitable and sustainable for a religious people – a people who recognized that there was a transcendent moral order antecedent to both the state and man-made law and who had the discipline to control themselves according to those enduring principles."
To appreciate Barr's fallacious rhetoric and sophistry, read his speech. Executive Summary: The Founders believed human beings are stinkers, government is oppressive, only acceptance of god and religion can save society
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-william-p-barr-delivers-remarks-law-school-and-de-nicola-center-ethics
Any "blatherer" of such self-righteous religious clap-trap defines himself as a weaponized imbecile in my book.
The Trump regime was (and still is) crammed packed with Christian Nationalists and Evangelical hucksters of every stripe. They are, excuse the expression, Hell bent on making this “Christian Nation” vision of their specific and terrifying Calvinist meets PT Barnum and Torquemada a reality.
Seriously, these are not our parent’s whackos and Bible Thumpers. It is full on Theocracy
I won't be a Koch Christian