Yet Another MAGAmaniacle Monster Postures As A Beacon Of Moral Clarity And Authority
In the comments, under this news story: [ Link ] IndyStar Watch as two Indiana pastors on opposing ends of the spectrum on Christian Nationalism debate the role Christianity should have in governing and society. In this segment, they take on the question," What role do Christian morals play in policy?"" A MAGA pedo-enabling, racism-sheltering, Christian-fascist wrote: "Matthias claimed that we can’t force morality through laws when that is precisely what laws are intended to do, e.g. murder and theft are illegal. " - Elijah Condellone -- My reply: No. Those laws are not predicated on "forcing morality" onto anyone. Instead, it's based on "consent of the governed" and democracy, NOT moral-authoritarianism. In America (a secular nation), laws are an attempt to maximize good health and good function for citizens. They are based on this idea: Preventing people from stealing from or sabotaging other people's lives. That's it...