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Abortion illuminates the status of faith in the US. Religious fundamentalists, their political poodles, and a God-fearing Supreme Court want a national ban on the procedure. The majority of Americans support a woman’s right to choose. Hence we have a social civil war — in which the religious/political crusaders have rigged the electoral system to deny the majority of Americans their will.
The bad news for Bible-thumpers is that they are rowing against the tide. Free thinking has grown steadily as more Americans turn their backs on indoctrination. Organized fundamentalists have noticed. As their numbers decline, their noise has increased. Although, it may be their last hurrah — unless they establish an Iran-style theocracy.
Religion should be a blessing. So many people benefit from their faith. It gives them meaning, guidance, comfort, community, an explanation for the inexplicable, and hope for good things after they are dead. But that is not enough for the zealots.
These miserable people cannot leave well enough alone. They use their belief to butt into other people’s business. The Founders knew that state religion is anathema to individual freedoms. Today’s religious oppressors are proving them right.
Ironically, America is a country where many so-called Christians spit on Jesus’s legacy while many atheists attempt to follow his call to look after the poor, the downtrodden, the immigrant, the prisoner, and the sick. If America is a country of Christian values, it is no thanks to conservative Christians.
The bad news for Bible-thumpers is that they are rowing against the tide. Free thinking has grown steadily as more Americans turn their backs on indoctrination. Organized fundamentalists have noticed. As their numbers decline, their noise has increased. Although, it may be their last hurrah — unless they establish an Iran-style theocracy.
Religion should be a blessing. So many people benefit from their faith. It gives them meaning, guidance, comfort, community, an explanation for the inexplicable, and hope for good things after they are dead. But that is not enough for the zealots.
These miserable people cannot leave well enough alone. They use their belief to butt into other people’s business. The Founders knew that state religion is anathema to individual freedoms. Today’s religious oppressors are proving them right.
Ironically, America is a country where many so-called Christians spit on Jesus’s legacy while many atheists attempt to follow his call to look after the poor, the downtrodden, the immigrant, the prisoner, and the sick. If America is a country of Christian values, it is no thanks to conservative Christians.
American religious fundamentalists fight to establish a theocracy as religion declines in the US
Abortion illuminates the status of faith in the US. Religious fundamentalists, their political poodles, and a God-fearing Supreme Court want a national ban on the procedure. The majority of Americans support a woman’s right to choose. Hence we have a...
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