A religion is a tribe’s rules, stories, and collective memories rolled into an all‑inclusive worldview. It starts as myth and narrative, passed from one generation to the next, until repeated tradition is rebranded as revelation and fiction hardens into “the sacred word of God.” From that moment, questioning isn’t just disagreement—it’s heresy. From the inside, […]
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Inherited Faith: How Cultural Religion Fuels Christian Nationalism
Summary For most people, religion is not a brave, adult “search for truth.” It is an inherited identity—absorbed like language or nationality—long before they are capable of choosing it. That cultural default is exactly what Christian nationalism exploits: a vague, unexamined “Christian” identity that can be weaponized to oppose secular government, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ equality, […]