Yeah, the American civil religion is becoming a dominant religion in America and it’s hard for people who don’t spend time near it to understand it. The gotchas are fun, but this is the essence of Christian nationalism in America. They don’t see the difference between religion and nation because they’ve always been tied together as part of “one of us” and “good guys” to them.
The Cold War in particular drove it to an extreme. Opposition to the “godless communists” made America, Christianity, capitalism, and the concept of a good person all deeply tied together to many of these people.
The world is changing whether they like it or not, and decades of people selling them fear and self righteousness are catching up to all of us.
May the gods have mercy on us in America, because Americans won’t.
I agree. The cold war has changed the culture of this country. Just look at how much more of a socialist Eisenhower is compared to today’s politicians. Which is crazy as he is what passed as a Republican in his era.
Yeah, the American civil religion is becoming a dominant religion in America and it’s hard for people who don’t spend time near it to understand it. The gotchas are fun, but this is the essence of Christian nationalism in America. They don’t see the difference between religion and nation because they’ve always been tied together as part of “one of us” and “good guys” to them.
The Cold War in particular drove it to an extreme. Opposition to the “godless communists” made America, Christianity, capitalism, and the concept of a good person all deeply tied together to many of these people.
The world is changing whether they like it or not, and decades of people selling them fear and self righteousness are catching up to all of us.
May the gods have mercy on us in America, because Americans won’t.
I agree. The cold war has changed the culture of this country. Just look at how much more of a socialist Eisenhower is compared to today’s politicians. Which is crazy as he is what passed as a Republican in his era.