Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s recent First Things essay, “Our Christian Nation,” may warm the hearts of Christian nationalists and confound historians and theologians who worry about continuing threats to the separation of church and state.

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    9 months ago

    It’s a common theme. Why lie? Why live in denial blaming demons for urges when if you face reality you live a much happier existence.

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      9 months ago

      Why lie?

      Cause your parents will throw you out of the house if they know your true feelings toward people of the same gender or what’s in that vape pen.

      Cause your teachers will fail you if you express your real political views or historical understanding on a term paper. Or your future prospective employer won’t hire you, if they know you’ve got union sympathies.

      Cause the ER won’t treat you if they know you’re pregnant, in a state that has made it politically dangerous to care for someone having a miscarriage.

      Cause your migrant status means always lying about your real nationality.

      Cause you live in a Christian Nation and your financial, social, and physical well-being are predicated on people believing you aren’t some kind of baby-eating Satanist for holding heretical beliefs.

      When the truth is an excuse to do violence against people, lies are a commonplace means of self-defense.

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        9 months ago

        Your entire rebuttal is right wing fantasy. Not everyone has religious parents they live with, let alone have the need to lie to constantly. You may perceive this country as religious, but it is not, by law. Law and money run things in this country. Not sky Fairies.

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          I think you’ve lost the thread. They are explaining why you are privileged not to have to lie by giving examples of situations that would compel many people to lie.

          Would you say that you’ve been in any of those situations?

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            9 months ago

            Lost the thread to a theist on an atheist instance. Lol sure. Atheist are not as incredibly dumb as theists and have a bit more logical thought than that.

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              Now I think you’re a loser because you’ve lost the thread and misinterpreted what I said to mean you’re losing.

              I am not a theist and I see that you’re just not paying attention to what you’re responding to. Almost like Christians to preach while closing your eyes and ears.