Good post though I think it's been slightly more positive.
Idk, I try to look at the total cost vs the gain to get us where we are right now. I'm not sure it's worth things like human sacrifices, the inquisition, or jihad, or even the small things, like cutting people off or disowning them or discriminating against them for not practicing the "right" religions, for the positives we have from religion in society. That's why I feel it's a net negative overall.
And you know what’s even worse than American citizens, of any stripe, chanting “death to America”? As far from a farce as it gets? Israel killing innocent Palestinian children by the thousands.
It not in obvious ascendancy. It is in decline. Ascendency and decline are statistical terms. Stop looking at anecdotes and look at the statistics. Religion, including Christianity, is in collapse in America.
Or conflating nationalism with patriotism. Not the same thing.
Good post.
Okay, fine. I can go with that definition. Now show me statistically how religious-based privilege is on the rise for Christians and simultaneously on the decline for non-Christians.
You are a moron. You accept Sardines definition of Christian Nationalism placing Christians in a higher class, and in Americas 63% of White Americans identify as Christian while 75% of Black Americans identify as Christian. Sardines definition of Christian Nationalism, which you have already insisted is on the ascendency, would be elevating disproportionality more Black Americans into the upper class and disproportionately disadvantaging disproportionately more White Americans. Then you pull a 180 to claim Christian Nationalism is focused on excluding non-white people because clearly intellectual consistency isn't a thing you posses.
I've never made that claim. Nor would I. Christian Nationalism is a response to the loss of power by white, rural, Christians. Christians ARE LOSING POWER. An they are terrified. Thus Christian Nationalism.
How do you reconcile your belief of Christian Nationalism being a response of White people with the actual statistics showing the core ideology being ethnically diverse with Black Americans being the most statistically likely to hold the belief? The statistics show that it isn't a White thing and that it is consistently dying out despite the claims of some who believe rises or falls are proven by statistical change in how often mentions show up their media feeds.
Some of Christianity’s most reputable leaders are concerned with the rise of Christian nationalism. For those who aren’t familiar with Russell Moore, google him. He isn’t exactly some lefty.This seemed to fit in this thread ok.
Pennsylvania school board cancels gay '30 Rock' actor's anti-bullying talk, citing his 'lifestyle'
Maulik Pancholy’s appearance at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg was unanimously overturned by the district’s school board in an 8-0 vote.www.nbcnews.com
www.christianitytoday.com
www.theatlantic.com
www.pbs.org
It’s hard to tell because how much of your moral philosophy behavior is influenced by your religion? It always amazes me that people I know and grew up with in the same community, stake, or ward can listen to the same message and come away with completely different (outward) behavioral results. Is religion a net positive or negative? Or does it merely enhance those preexisting urges and prejudices?
I don't have to Google him. I am very familiar with French's work. He used to be prominent at National Review but he is a neocon, not a conservative, and he left National Review due to ideological differences. He is so neocon that Bill Kristol floated him as a third party Presidential candidate. A large part of his output since leaving National Review has been attacks on the American political right. It registers a zero on the surprise meter that he's trying this same nonsensical attack as the rest of those critical of the American political right. However, even if David French was a conservative or a Republican, that still doesn't address the statistics showing Christian Nationalism on the decline or the adherents being demographically diverse. How about you deal the in the real world for once instead of parroting other people's half baked opinions?
I don't have to reconcile those things because they aren't connected.How do you reconcile your belief of Christian Nationalism being a response of White people with the actual statistics showing the core ideology being ethnically diverse with Black Americans being the most statistically likely to hold the belief? The statistics show that it isn't a White thing and that it is consistently dying out despite the claims of some who believe rises or falls are proven by statistical change in how often mentions show up their media feeds.
