"Tragically, the Church and the Gun in America have gone hand in hand, often using Jesus as a mascot, to rationalize and legitimate their imperialism and reign of white supremacist terror.
However, that’s only part of the story.
Faith and faith-based communities, in particular, have always risen and stood against fascism and the hijacking of their religion by hypocrites, criminals, and liars."
"Tragically, the Church and the Gun in America have gone hand in hand, often using Jesus as a mascot, to rationalize and legitimate their imperialism and reign of white supremacist terror.
However, that’s only part of the story.
Faith and faith-based communities, in particular, have always risen and stood against fascism and the hijacking of their religion by hypocrites, criminals, and liars."
"MLK Jr, Malcolm X, Romero, and Gandhi were all deeply religious individuals whose faith commanded them to rise against tyrants. The Civil Rights Movement would not have been possible without a multi-cultural and multi-faith coalition assembling to march for progress and justice.
In 2026, we’re witnessing faith-based leaders involved in the protests against ICE in Minneapolis and using their immense influence to marshal the best angels of their communities."
"They are trying to reclaim their faith and narratives from a fascist movement that always seeks to crush universities, storytellers, academics, and critics, who have always been the most powerful bulwarks. …
The mistake progressives and Democrats have made, of the many mistakes, is I understand people who believe in God like me, we're silly. We're dumb. We're stupid. We're antiquated. There is no God. You're an idiot."
"We should be done with religion. We should be done with. I'm like, yes, got it.
But religion isn't done with America. And religion plays a very powerful force. And if you cede the ground and the moral ground and the religious ground and the stories, if you cede it, then the right wing has come in, used it to, if you will, give it a sheen and a covering to advance this hateful agenda."
@wdlindsy I have ideas for a sort of rational-religious bridge, consisting largely of a list of principles we can all agree on.
I was raised nonreligious, but I think I have a halfway-understanding of what's appealing about faith, and how to look at it (interpret it, frame it) in a way that doesn't require the faithful to believe nonsense.
