MrDawn,
I am not sure I am welcome to post here as I am not an atheist but a Christian
Theist. Maybe one of the moderators would advise me. Or perhaps you would.
But religious liberty is close to my heart. I quit school many years ago - 9th grade. But I ended up with a job that allowed me to spend many hours reading over maybe 15 years. Some of that had to do with religious liberty.
First Amendment - even read some Supreme Court decisions on that. I am not familiar with the philosophy that is described here. Not trying to debate with you.
I have heard of the term Christian Nationalism - but suppose its a label meant to demonize Christians in order to shut them up so they have no voice
in public discourse.
To me the term is a tool to marginalize Christians. To me that is just as bad as
trying to deny LGBTQI people - or anyone else their voice and full participation as citizens.
To me religious liberty is an outgrowth of two things:
- Christ sowed the seed of religious freedom when he said " give to Caesar the the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s".
- That all people have worth and value in God’s eyes.
I believe that is Biblical teaching.
I think its the reason that freedom grew up under Western Civilization. You don’t get that - and would not get it - under Communism or Islam or others.
You have to get it under a Biblically informed civilization then others can follow.
There are many complicated issues we have to sort through as a nation. I’ll read the article you pointed to. Maybe post on that later, if I may.
Larry