It may come as a surprise to some, especially Republicans, but there are approximately 100 million people in the United States who are not … I repeat NOT … Christians. Now, that still leaves a majority of approximately 70% who do identify as Christians, and I fully respect that, but in return I fully expect those Christians to respect the rights of myself and others to believe differently than they do. Fairness, tolerance, acceptance, trust, etc., are two-way streets.
Now, given that we’ve established that not everyone in the nation is Christian, then it’s time to stop asserting that this is a “Christian nation” and attempting to impose one sect’s beliefs on everyone. There is a reason the framers of the Constitution built a wall of separation between church and state into the Constitution. The document provides for freedom of (and from) religion, but nowhere in the document will you find anything giving one religion dominance over others. Freedom to believe as one chooses, but not freedom to force their will on others. Period.
Y’see, we elect our president, governors, senators, representatives, and other politicians, but we do not elect religious figures … they are chosen by their own churches, not by the voters of the nation. So … why all of a sudden does it seem that there is a Christian nationalist movement to take over the government? A few examples …
- Recently religious “charter schools” are being funded by taxpayer monies
- There is a new push to force Christian prayer into public schools, even though some of the children are Jewish, Muslim, or other non-Christians
- House Speaker Mike Johnson is unable to utter a sentence without invoking his ‘god’; he chose Pastor Jack Hibbs to serve as guest chaplain – Mr. Hibbs is a radical white nationalist who participated in the January 6th election and has condemned everyone and anyone who does not identify as a straight Christian
- Florida is virtually attempting to ban the LGBTQ community, to erase their identity, if not their existence
- The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v Wade and took away a woman’s right to make her own health decisions based on Christian belief
Source: Religious Tolerance IS a Two-Way Street | Filosofa’s Word

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