#Separation of Church & State

[liberalsarecool]

Public schools are a public investment. They are not a christian religious school indoctrinating religious opinions.

Public money does not build churches. Public policy has no influence over church doctrine.

See how the separation works?

[statisticalcats2]

I feel like there's this weird like... mirroring of white man's burden where instead of the burden being to "civilize" non-whites, the burden is to help preserve their culture but in the most racist way possible by acting like BIPOC would never come up with concepts like democracy or gender/race/class equality or secularism on their own and it's not just bad for white people to force themselves into BIPOC cultures and try to change, it's also bad for the BIPOC cultures themselves to try and change and all the human rights activists, democracy supporters, and secularists are traitors brainwashed by the West and it's right for their governments to suppress, abuse, imprison, and murder them.

[socialjusticeinamerica]

[marisatomay]

My most radical opinion is that homeschooling, private schools, and religious schools should be illegal

[alanaisalive]

Periodic reminder to Americans that if your church or your parent's church or any church that you are aware of endorses or promotes any political candidate, they should be reported to the IRS for violating the terms of their tax-exempt status.

[il-predestinato]

Red Bull Racing admin saw Mercedes admin posting 4416 yesterday and said how about you choke on some Lestappen instead 😭

[canadianabroadvery]

[tired-pidgeon]

There’s nothing Christian about Christian nationalism.

It is a movement that seeks to promote the Kingdom of God through political, human power, which is the opposite of how it is supposed to spread.

I mean, not even the Big J Himself went that route. He had popularity. The people wanted to make Him a king. He could’ve taken that opportunity and reigned divinely, setting up a theocracy and establishing His kingdom on earth. This is the current goal of Christian Nationalism.

But CN fails to remember what Jesus did when the people tried to crown Him: He slipped off into the crowd and hid Himself.

He didn’t want that power.

Why do CNs ignore Jesus and pursue it then?

I am not a CN, so I can only speculate, but I think it is for selfish reasons. CNs say they are following God’s will, but God’s will has already been made clear. No, the Christian Nationalist wants power to shape the world into something that’s comfortable and convenient for themselves. (Ok, that’s human nature, and we all want that. But I dislike how CNs hide under a religious pretense to do so)

Let’s look instead at what Jesus does to advance God’s kingdom:

Eats with sinners

Heals the sick, relieving them of their suffering

Disciples the disciples

Feeds the hungry

Comforts the mourning

Corrects the hypocrites

Teaches God’s will

Washes feet

Lays down his life and dies for the sake of others

Jesus spent His life loving others. He died loving others. He calls us to keep loving others.

Christian nationalism turns Christ’s model upside down. There’s no love. There’s no comfort. There’s no good news. There is conquest and tribalism and pride and “victory,” which rings hollow in light of the Glory of the Kingdom of God. It’s all about fighting and winning.

And don’t even get me started on the evil ideologies that have emerged within the Christian nationalism movement. Slavery is defended. Enthnocentrism (state-run racism) is celebrated. All other peoples who don’t fit into a Christian mold are trampled as worthless.

Jesus said to love everyone, even those who are different than us. Especially those who are different than us. Jesus also said that Christians will be known by their love, not by the political power we amass in the name of God.

You want to prove you’re a Christian? Go out and love others, seeking no glory or power for yourself. That is where Christ will be found, not in Congress or the Constitution.

Our commands are to love God and love our neighbors (of any race, religion, sexuality, etc.). That’s it.

[odinsblog]

🗣️This is an illegitimate and deeply corrupt Supreme Court

Justice Samuel Alito spoke candidly about the ideological battle between the left and the right — discussing the difficulty of living “peacefully” with ideological opponents in the face of “fundamental” differences that “can’t be compromised.” He endorsed what his interlocutor described as a necessary fight to “return our country to a place of godliness.” And Alito offered a blunt assessment of how America’s polarization will ultimately be resolved: “One side or the other is going to win.”

Alito made these remarks in conversation at the Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual dinner on June 3, a function that is known to right-wing activists as an opportunity to buttonhole Supreme Court justices. His comments were recorded by Lauren Windsor, a liberal documentary filmmaker. Windsor attended the dinner as a dues-paying member of the society under her real name, along with a colleague. She asked questions of the justice as though she were a religious conservative.

The justice’s unguarded comments highlight the degree to which Alito makes little effort to present himself as a neutral umpire calling judicial balls and strikes, but rather as a partisan member of a hard-right judicial faction that’s empowered to make life-altering decisions for every American.

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[gxlden-angels]

Do not let the Protestant Work Ethic Beast in your head win!

You are not alone! You are not the sole difference between death and life! You are a person who will at some point need to take a break!

That is why there is community! That is why there is organizing! Do not despair because you, alone, are not currently boots on the ground fixing things! Do something, but do not let that something be collapsing!

[polyamorouspunk]

IF CUTTING OFF THE HEAD DOESN’T WORK BURN THE WHOLE THING!

[liberalsarecool]

Conservative churches exploit their tax-free status.

[proselles]

watching dead poets society with my mother and i cant make a single queercoded analysis this must be hell

[socialjusticeinamerica]

[porterdavis]

Is this what you want?

Whatever happened to separation of church and state?