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From Georgia - my home state - to Florida to Texas, and the bible belt red states, Christian nationalists keep pimping Christian Nationalism. Yes, it concerns me and it has for a while.
Full disclosure, I am not a Christian.
I was a Christian. Most all of my family and extended family, most of my friends are Christians. And I'm fine with that. I respect their faith and I respect them. We never talk about religion. OK, there are a few exceptions. I have a first cousin and his wife who are concerned about my soul and rarely miss the opportunity to tell me about it. As nicely as I can - more than once - I have told them to avoid that around me. I don't often see them for that reason. They are fine people otherwise but they are born again pains in the ass.
Over the years I have served on local, state and national committees and boards with Christians, Jews, Agnostics, Muslims including one Black Muslim, a Sikh, a Hindu, Native Americans who practice their native faiths, Buddhists and I think there were a couple of Wiccans in there somewhere. EVERYONE shared one common belief and that was to serve in a way that would help make the world a better place. That was it. A common goal.
Christian nationalism bothers me. Any religious nationalism bothers me. I don't want it and my country doesn't need it.
I am a Buddhist. No shining example of one. I damn sure don't want to see any Buddhist nationalism in the US.
Here is a recent occurrence, in progress, in Texas that concerns me. I hope it stays in Texas. In Arizona our current governor wouldn't cotton to the Christian nationalist laws being written, passed and signed in Texas. Our legislature, however, would attempt to pass Christian nationalists law in a heartbeat.
Full article here.
Full disclosure, I am not a Christian.
I was a Christian. Most all of my family and extended family, most of my friends are Christians. And I'm fine with that. I respect their faith and I respect them. We never talk about religion. OK, there are a few exceptions. I have a first cousin and his wife who are concerned about my soul and rarely miss the opportunity to tell me about it. As nicely as I can - more than once - I have told them to avoid that around me. I don't often see them for that reason. They are fine people otherwise but they are born again pains in the ass.
Over the years I have served on local, state and national committees and boards with Christians, Jews, Agnostics, Muslims including one Black Muslim, a Sikh, a Hindu, Native Americans who practice their native faiths, Buddhists and I think there were a couple of Wiccans in there somewhere. EVERYONE shared one common belief and that was to serve in a way that would help make the world a better place. That was it. A common goal.
Christian nationalism bothers me. Any religious nationalism bothers me. I don't want it and my country doesn't need it.
I am a Buddhist. No shining example of one. I damn sure don't want to see any Buddhist nationalism in the US.
Here is a recent occurrence, in progress, in Texas that concerns me. I hope it stays in Texas. In Arizona our current governor wouldn't cotton to the Christian nationalist laws being written, passed and signed in Texas. Our legislature, however, would attempt to pass Christian nationalists law in a heartbeat.
Full article here.