A commenter who goes by Tlaloc has expressed some consternation over our pro-Christmas, pro-Christianity in the public square thoughts. My answer is the same as always. Our culture is made of stuff like religious faith, history, art, music, tradition, etc. America is not an officially Christian nation, but it is a nation where a large number of Christian people live. This deeply held faith will express itself in the public square and should unless we hold to some artificial segregation of ideas and customs. Steven D. Smith writes well on this issue in Getting Over Equality. He wonders why we should have to draw exactly the same lines between religion and the public square in Massachusetts as we do in Alabama. It's a line of inquiry worth following. Think outside the box, dear lefties!
Tlaloc, Christ set forth a separation of church and state. Most Christians have no problem with this separation as instituted in early America. The difference now is citizens are not free to say the word "Jesus" at a governmental function unless they complete the sentence with "was a man/not God/did not exist" etc. Attack Christ and you can exercise "free speech" and even get government funding. Plus, most lefties want government rules/regulations everywhere (private businesses, church-run hospitals, you name it), which effectively keeps my mouth shut at the cost of a lawsuit and gives lefties free rein to denigrate Christians and morality endlessly. Look at Christians who are now being forced to dispense abortion pills. Your comments about a theocracy are a joke. You, in fact, are the one imposing your beliefs on the rest of us at gunpoint.
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