Right Wing Watch, a bunch of discount Media Matters wannabes, thinks that a Christian talking to other Christians in Biblical terms which everyone in the room understands is a tremendous threat to the country.
Naturally, the entire article relies on a strawman argument.
“He’s just using metaphors his in-group understands! What’s the big deal?!”
It’s the fact this his in-group has historically gone out of its way to quite literally demonize the out-groups. A Christian nation, America is not. And while I don’t object to a Christian holding any public office, I object to the religious right’s modern rejection of the Enlightenment principles on which America was actually founded. Being moved by the spirit of god has its place, and that place is not in the halls of Congress.
I’m always concerned when people say god talks to them. Hearing voices is concerning.
Now I understand religion will mix with government and I have no issue with that. I do not like when laws are religious in nature such as abortion and I’ll fight those.
Naturally, the entire article relies on a strawman argument.
“He’s just using metaphors his in-group understands! What’s the big deal?!”
It’s the fact this his in-group has historically gone out of its way to quite literally demonize the out-groups. A Christian nation, America is not. And while I don’t object to a Christian holding any public office, I object to the religious right’s modern rejection of the Enlightenment principles on which America was actually founded. Being moved by the spirit of god has its place, and that place is not in the halls of Congress.
I’m always concerned when people say god talks to them. Hearing voices is concerning. Now I understand religion will mix with government and I have no issue with that. I do not like when laws are religious in nature such as abortion and I’ll fight those.