Yes… IMV, people like to soften the reality of what these atheists did. (Obviously I am not saying that if one is an atheist, he is evil - just as I would say just because one Christian heads a “Save Jerusalem Crusade” means all Christians are evil). Of course what these particular atheists will do that - in the name of their political party/beliefs… it is their god, so to they do it in the name of politics as atheists.
Your unfortunate view of atheists reminds me of the McCarthy Era witch hunts for evil Communists, homosexuals and also by the way atheists. Many unfortunately had their lives ruined, suicides, and worse.
The reality is atheists represent only 5% of the USA population. In many socially advanced "evil" countries like Norway {(31-72%), Denmark (43-82%), and Japan (64-65%). By the way Russia (4%}.
IMV, religion is still religion. Power hungry people are still power hungry people. They can be religion people, they can be agnostic/atheist people.
Don’t want to get in a political debate here… but certainly I don’t like what is going on.
It is unfortunate that your first statement in this post made atheism in this thread an issue in politics.
Yes… there are extremes in every arena. IMV, those Christians who want a theocracy are few and far between. What is more difficult is how people view as “Theocracy”. For an example, someone in leadership like our new Speaker of the House, who expresses his religious viewpoints may be looked upon as trying to establish a Theocracy which would be the furthest from the truth. He would uphold the Constitution that permits freedom of Religion and be a Constitutionalist but others would shout out “Theocracy”>
You are apparently very naive and il linformed
If you are responding honestly.
New polling shows the appeal — and limits — of a Christian nationalist message.
www.politico.com
Christian nationalism, a belief that the United States was founded as
a white, Christian nation and that there is no separation between church and state, is gaining steam on the right.
Prominent Republican politicians have made the themes critical to their message to voters in the run up to the 2022 midterm elections. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor in Pennsylvania, has
argued that America is a Christian nation and that the separation of church and state is a “myth.”
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia hard-liner, declared: “We need to be the party of nationalism and I’m a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian Nationalists.”
Amid a backlash, she doubled down and
announced she would start selling “Christian Nationalist” shirts. Now Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seems to be
flirting with Christian nationalist rhetoric, as well.
Appeals to Christian nationalism have a long tradition in American history, though they have usually operated on the fringes. But the increasingly mainstream appearance of this belief in GOP circles makes sense if you look at new public opinion surveys. Our new University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll suggests that declaring the United States a Christian nation is a message that could be broadly embraced by Republicans in the midterms and 2024 presidential race. But our findings also see limits to its appeal — and over the long-term, Christian nationalism could be a political loser.
Most Republicans Say Christian Nationalism Is Unconstitutional — But Still Support It
Our national poll included 2,091 participants, carried out May 6-16, 2022, with a margin of error of +/- 2.14 percent.
We started by asking participants if they believed the Constitution would even allow the United States government to declare the U.S. a “Christian Nation.” We found that 70 percent of Americans — including 57 percent of Republicans and 81 percent of Democrats — said that the Constitution would not allow such a declaration. (Indeed, the First Amendment says Congress can neither establish nor prohibit the practice of a religion.)
