A "new Christian sect" is exactly what this movement is and that is not only f--king scary but also what about Christian theology would allow a good Christian to endorse what Mr. Trump is saying, let alone what he will do if he wins in 2024 through the dangers of the electoral college. He could, indeed, lose the popular vote and win the election. And if he loses, we'll have another insurrection, to boot. We cannot only love this country when we win. You gotta read his Substack if you care about freedom, the Constitution and the values of a democratic state. Even if you disagree and think Trump will answer your "prayers" --G-d help us-- you need to read this columnist from Iowa.
Historically, when a minority attempts to control a majority it’s only a matter of time until the scales tip to the majority. It can take a long time but tip they will.
This has me wondering about an analogy that surely isn’t original to me: the bloody Catholic/Protestant wars in Europe. Two sides who share a fundamental tenet (Christianity, America) but who disagree so intransigently about its concrete application that they resort to violence. But as George Packer suggests, there are at least four sides in America.
It may not be original with you, but I hadn't thought of it before. Frightening, especially because it seems to me the chasm between right wing "Christian" white nationalists and the Christian church I was raised in is greater than the differences between Catholics and Protestants in Europe that led to wars.
Yes, and it's perhaps not terribly heartening to realize that we think of religious wars as relics of the past -- the medieval Crusades, the Bohemian revolt in the 1600s -- when it's possible that we've never really been free of that kind of thinking. I haven't read Stephen Marche's new book, but it might be worth adding next to Packer on your shelf: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Next-Civil-War/Stephen-Marche/9781982123215
A "new Christian sect" is exactly what this movement is and that is not only f--king scary but also what about Christian theology would allow a good Christian to endorse what Mr. Trump is saying, let alone what he will do if he wins in 2024 through the dangers of the electoral college. He could, indeed, lose the popular vote and win the election. And if he loses, we'll have another insurrection, to boot. We cannot only love this country when we win. You gotta read his Substack if you care about freedom, the Constitution and the values of a democratic state. Even if you disagree and think Trump will answer your "prayers" --G-d help us-- you need to read this columnist from Iowa.
Thank you Mary.
Historically, when a minority attempts to control a majority it’s only a matter of time until the scales tip to the majority. It can take a long time but tip they will.
This has me wondering about an analogy that surely isn’t original to me: the bloody Catholic/Protestant wars in Europe. Two sides who share a fundamental tenet (Christianity, America) but who disagree so intransigently about its concrete application that they resort to violence. But as George Packer suggests, there are at least four sides in America.
It may not be original with you, but I hadn't thought of it before. Frightening, especially because it seems to me the chasm between right wing "Christian" white nationalists and the Christian church I was raised in is greater than the differences between Catholics and Protestants in Europe that led to wars.
Yes, and it's perhaps not terribly heartening to realize that we think of religious wars as relics of the past -- the medieval Crusades, the Bohemian revolt in the 1600s -- when it's possible that we've never really been free of that kind of thinking. I haven't read Stephen Marche's new book, but it might be worth adding next to Packer on your shelf: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Next-Civil-War/Stephen-Marche/9781982123215