Summary Around the world, different groups claim incompatible gods and revelations, yet each seeks to write its own version of “divine will” into law. The problem is not that people hold private spiritual beliefs; it is what happens when those beliefs are treated as unquestionable mandates for public policy, war, and civil rights. This article […]
Tag: church–state separation
Republicans Are Not Defending Life—They Are Betraying the American People
Summary The Republican Party’s obsessive focus on banning abortion is not about defending life. It is about enforcing a narrow religious morality on a public that largely rejects it. Polling consistently shows that most Americans want abortion to remain legal, at least in cases of rape, incest, or serious risk to the pregnant person’s health. […]
Religion Has No Place in Government—And the Clock Is Ticking
Summary The separation of church and state is not a relic of the past; it is the last line of defense for American democracy, and it is under direct, urgent assault. Christian nationalists are no longer content to hint at their goals—they are openly campaigning on platforms that would inject religious doctrine into schools, courts, […]
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 […]
Why Public Ten Commandments Displays Are Offensive to Non‑Christians
Summary The Ten Commandments are often presented as neutral, universal moral rules that everyone should feel comfortable seeing in schools, courtrooms, and other public spaces. But the very first commandment divides the world into those who worship the Christian god and everyone else, and treats the second group as morally suspect by definition. When that […]
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 […]
Blasphemy Laws Scare Me
Summary Blasphemy laws scare me because they show how fragile freedom really is—even in countries that claim to value it. Today, people are still imprisoned or killed for criticizing prophets and holy books in parts of the world where religion and state are fused. But America is not immune: we once jailed people for “denying […]
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 […]
Why Christian Nationalists Attack Abortion but Not Religious Freedom
Summary Many conservative Christians in the United States speak with passionate moral clarity about what they see as grave sins: abortion, contraception, euthanasia, and LGBT identities. They lobby, protest, and vote to ensure the law reflects their understanding of divine truth, insisting that no decent society can “permit” such offenses. Yet the same theology that […]
Religious Freedom Is a Sin
Summary From the standpoint of traditional Christian theology, religious freedom is not a neutral civic good. It is a legal guarantee that people may worship false gods, deny God altogether, and treat all religions as equally valid. The First Amendment doesn’t just protect Christians; it protects what Christianity itself calls idolatry and blasphemy. That means […]