https://freethinker.co.uk/2024/05/white-christian-nationalism-is-rising-in-america-separation-of-church-and-state-is-the-antidote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-christian-nationalism-is-rising-in-america-separation-of-church-and-state-is-the-antidote The magazine of freethought, open enquiry and irreverence Sun, 12 May 2024 17:06:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://freethinker.co.uk/2024/05/white-christian-nationalism-is-rising-in-america-separation-of-church-and-state-is-the-antidote/#comment-279 Sun, 12 May 2024 17:06:52 +0000 https://freethinker.co.uk/?p=13198#comment-279 As a Briton I studied British & American Constitutional law & politics at school 43 years ago before and found it appealing. The Founding Fathers rightly feared religious persecution having experienced it in Britain with its anti-Catholic laws that forced non-Anglicans to marry in Anglican churches, excepting only British Jews who could follow theirnown customs. Elsewhere in Europe Protestants were persecuted, Anabaptists and others faced punitive consequences or death for expressing their religion in public, and atheists faced execution in Britain & many parts of Europe for heresy. The Founding Fathers had the good, common sense, to ensure that America adopted no state religion and was secular for very good reason. Religion + Bigotry + Power = persecution & death for their multiple victims. What is happening in America has been a great concern to me for years, as democracy have been subverted by the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling by SCOTUS as well as judges that are corrupt to the degree of Aileen Cannon, who in the UK would be removed from office. Unfortunately for you that is much harder.

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