Oct 26, 2023·edited Oct 26, 2023Liked by Warren Throckmorton
"Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?"
"By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars." -- Sen. Barry Goldwater, 1981.
There are few who were more staunchly conservative than Goldwater, and he was a smart guy. He saw the dangers of evangelical influence in what was then the nascent "Religious Right." He emphasized compromise as how politics worked and religious fanatics will have none of it.
Christian nationalists present a new level of danger to our nation, one which dove tails with the chaos going on right now. It's not about faith, it's about power. They want the power of Caesar to enforce what they see as the will of God. They may not succeed in their ultimate goal, but they can seriously damage democratic institutions on the local and state level.
David Barton is a key player in all of this. Throckmorton and Coulter did a wonderful job on their first collaboration. I can't wait to read this one. Read the book, it is necessary primer -- especially if you consider yourself conservative. Use this as a beginning and then learn all you can. We can't be lazy and just listen to the rhetoric and distractions.
"Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?"
"By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars." -- Sen. Barry Goldwater, 1981.
There are few who were more staunchly conservative than Goldwater, and he was a smart guy. He saw the dangers of evangelical influence in what was then the nascent "Religious Right." He emphasized compromise as how politics worked and religious fanatics will have none of it.
Christian nationalists present a new level of danger to our nation, one which dove tails with the chaos going on right now. It's not about faith, it's about power. They want the power of Caesar to enforce what they see as the will of God. They may not succeed in their ultimate goal, but they can seriously damage democratic institutions on the local and state level.
David Barton is a key player in all of this. Throckmorton and Coulter did a wonderful job on their first collaboration. I can't wait to read this one. Read the book, it is necessary primer -- especially if you consider yourself conservative. Use this as a beginning and then learn all you can. We can't be lazy and just listen to the rhetoric and distractions.