Summary A secular case for abortion starts from reality, not revelation: it asks what we owe to actual, sentient people here and now—not what a particular theology says about souls and sin. For decades, the Christian Right has tried to define the entire debate with one claim—“abortion is murder”—grounded in the belief that a full […]
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Christian Nationalism vs. Christianity: Why One Is a Faith and the Other Is a Power
When “religious freedom” means a Ten Commandments poster in every classroom In February 2026, a federal appeals court allowed Louisiana, at least for now, to enforce a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom from kindergarten through college. The law’s supporters called it a simple recognition of America’s “Christian […]
Why We Have to Fight Christian Disinformation and Encroachment Now
SummaryChristian disinformation is not harmless opinion. It is a strategy for reshaping public reality so that one religion can claim special authority over law, schools, and civil life. If it goes unchallenged, it stops being rhetoric and becomes policy. This is not a misunderstanding A lot of secular people still treat Christian-nationalist rhetoric like background […]
Why Atheists Are Treated Worse Than “False Believers”
Summary:Christian doctrine says both atheism and “false gods” are grave sins, yet atheists get far more hostility than billions of so‑called false believers. This is not theological consistency; it is institutional risk management. Religious power structures fear people who leave the system entirely more than people who worship the “wrong” god. The paradox: fewer “sins,” […]
Your Bible Doesn’t Get to Control My Pregnancy
In the United States, abortion law is not just about medicine or “life.” It’s about whether the Christian Right gets to crawl up inside everyone else’s body and stay there by force. The politicians pushing bans are not offering careful bioethics; they are offering obedience to a particular reading of a particular scripture, dressed up […]
Christian Natural Law – A Theological Framework Disguised as Universal Reason
Summary Christian natural law is often sold as a neutral, rational framework that anyone—religious or not—should be able to accept. It claims to start from “human nature” and “reason” rather than scripture or revelation. But once you look closely, it turns out to rest on specifically Christian assumptions about God, creation, and purpose. It is […]
Beyond LGBT Rights: The Broader Struggle Against Christian Extremism in America
Summary The Christian Right likes to ask how a “small” minority like LGBTQ+ people can have such a big impact on national politics, as if it were all media manipulation or a secret agenda. What they miss—or hide—is that LGBTQ+ rights have become a frontline in a much larger fight against Christian nationalism and religious […]
Why It’s Necessary to Speak Up About Christian Encroachment
Summary Christian encroachment is not just a matter of Christians being visible in public life. It is a pattern of laws, policies, and cultural pressure that quietly push one group’s religious doctrines into the rules everyone has to live under. When that happens, people who don’t share those beliefs—especially women, LGBTQ+ people, and religious minorities—are […]
Deconstructing The “Homosexuality Is Unnatural” Argument
Summary “Homosexuality is unnatural” is one of the Christian Right’s go‑to claims—because it sounds scientific while smuggling in a religious verdict. The script is simple: assert that same‑sex behavior doesn’t occur in nature, then declare it “against nature” and therefore wrong. When that factual claim collapses, the argument is often rebranded as “natural law,” as […]
Why Americans Must Defend Against Christian Encroachment
Summary Around the world, we can see what happens when religious movements succeed in turning their doctrines into law: women, minorities, and dissenters pay the price. Afghanistan under the Taliban, Iran’s Islamic Republic, and the entanglement of religion and state in Israel and Gaza all show how appeals to God’s will can override basic rights. […]