The "What Communist Would Mean To You" sounds eerily familiar to the current Biden administration
where God and religion are often considered "radical," the promotion of absolute racial and class equality (DEI) are policy, and class hatred and the curtailment of civil liberties foundational to our democracy are everyday ocurrences, Equal justice is not guaranteed for all and citizens are fearful to express their opinions.
I’d disagree that most people think religion is radical, and I have a different impression of the Biden administration. That said, I can agree that there’s a lot of fear going around on all sides. I think my grandfather’s point was that a political middle ground will always be preferable to extremism.
I didn't say most people think religion is radical. What I said was that the Biden administration have demonized Catholics as far right radicals along with Americans who are pro-life. Christians have been characterized as "Christian nationalists," a perjorative term.
I so very much hope that conversations on these topics might be fruitful—that people who disagree can be interested in understanding the perspective they don’t hold. I hear your concern about Biden clearly. I want to tell you in return that I (and I believe many like me) hear the term Christian Nationalist as a very specific description of extremism, not as a broad brush for mainstream Christianity. I don’t fear people for holding different beliefs, but I do think extremism in any belief system is dangerous.
The "What Communist Would Mean To You" sounds eerily familiar to the current Biden administration
where God and religion are often considered "radical," the promotion of absolute racial and class equality (DEI) are policy, and class hatred and the curtailment of civil liberties foundational to our democracy are everyday ocurrences, Equal justice is not guaranteed for all and citizens are fearful to express their opinions.
I’d disagree that most people think religion is radical, and I have a different impression of the Biden administration. That said, I can agree that there’s a lot of fear going around on all sides. I think my grandfather’s point was that a political middle ground will always be preferable to extremism.
I didn't say most people think religion is radical. What I said was that the Biden administration have demonized Catholics as far right radicals along with Americans who are pro-life. Christians have been characterized as "Christian nationalists," a perjorative term.
I so very much hope that conversations on these topics might be fruitful—that people who disagree can be interested in understanding the perspective they don’t hold. I hear your concern about Biden clearly. I want to tell you in return that I (and I believe many like me) hear the term Christian Nationalist as a very specific description of extremism, not as a broad brush for mainstream Christianity. I don’t fear people for holding different beliefs, but I do think extremism in any belief system is dangerous.
Thank you, Judith, for your reply.