And that's exactly what McWhorter thinks "woke racism" is: "a new religion (that) has betrayed black America," as his subtitle puts … It's not hard to see in this religion a doctrine of original sin (see the NYT's 1619 Project), persecution of heretics (McWhorter gives…
Wokeness is a primitive religion, with its own rites and speech acts (sharing pronouns), blasphemy laws (cancel culture), original … Wokeness is all the negative parts of a primitive religion, without any of the ennobling virtues like kindness, community, mindedness … that wokeness will do just that, French President Emmanuel Macron has even demanded that America stop exporting its false new religion…
The founders gave us freedom of religion---which incorporates the views of those who don’t believe. … What Weinstein and company want is freedom from religion, which grants only freedom for the unbeliever, but not the believer. … He went on to say, “the holy author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions…
In 2021, 29% indicated they have no religion, compared with 16% in 2007. … Whereas in 2007, 56% said religion was "very important" in their lives, in 2021 this was down to 41%. … And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.…
connected country to one united people ... descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion … Secessionism appears rooted principally in issues of national identity -- ethnicity, religion, race, language, culture and "the mystic…
Leftism is a secular religion, and it deems all other religions immoral and false. … From Karl Marx to Vladimir Lenin to George Soros, the left has regarded religion in general and Christianity in particular as the " … It celebrates religion, and it does so in quintessentially American ways (take American Christmas music, for example).…
Kelley: Why Conservative Churches are Growing: A Study in Sociology of Religion. … As Kelly wrote almost 50 years ago, “Amid the current neglect and hostility toward organized religion in general, the conservative…
The Freedom From Religion Foundation accused Tallapoosa County Schools of violating the law by allowing football players to participate … The Freedom From Religion Foundation needs to pack it up and stop forcing their ungodly, un-American views down our throats.” … “The Freedom From Religion Foundation needs to leave Reeltown well enough alone.”…
Obama looked down on guns, the Church, and the people who partake in them both saying that we “cling to guns and religion.” … Thankfully, clinging to guns and religion will make this church shooting, while tragic, more bearable.…
Trump’s immoral words and behavior in the cause of political expediency,” because this will damage “the reputation of evangelical religion … Galli concludes by warning that evangelical Trump supporters will harm “the reputation of evangelical religion” and “the world’s understanding … And it matters for the future of the church, for which freedom of religion remains a precious benefit not shared today by Christians…
found in the First Amendment, the relevant part of which simply reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion … church from the state because the latter will utilize its enormous powers to do what the state has always done – either subvert the religion…
marriage by the state violates the First Amendment establishment clause (“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion … licensing also violates the First Amendment free exercise clause (“Congress shall make no law ... prohibiting the free exercise .. of religion…
So they made sure God makes no appearance in the Constitution and religion in governing was made prominent by its absence. … No religious test would be required for office, and the establishment of religion by the state was prohibited.…
