Restoring Constitutional Secularism and Patriotic Pluralism in the White House

Secular Democrats of America ^ | Representatives Jamie Raskin and Jared Huffman

[ProgressingAmerica]

We urge you to lead our nation on a path that revives the Founders’ vision of religious freedom in our government and promotes a unifying patriotic pluralism—not dogmatic religious chauvinism—in American society. We believe that this is a moment not only to enact policies to advance constitutional secularism but to position the Democratic Party to take back the mantle of religious freedom and pluralism from the Republican Party.

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We urge you not to underestimate the institutional strength of what we refer to (interchangeably)in this document as the “Christian nationalist movement” or the “religious right.” This movement is extraordinarily well-funded and well-organized, and the manifestation of its extreme and sectarian agenda is on constant display under the Trump-Pence administration. Its political ideology is anti-democratic and anti-scientific. It provides constant cover for white supremacy. And it advances a reactionary economic policy, tax policy, and dominionist view of the environment that undermines our capacity and will to address the climate crisis. Its agenda rests on a pinched interpretation of biblical principles preached by Christian nationalist leadership and thought leaders. With their political agenda sanctioned by a higher power, their base of support is disciplined, motivated, and deeply committed to a vision that does not align with our basic constitutional values and democratic principles.

[ProgressingAmerica]

These people are insane. These are their plans behind the scenes going forward.

[mrmeyer]

These people are scum and should be treated accordingly

[Dagnabitt]

They are not shy about their loathing for America and Americans.

[Jonty30]

They are just telling you that they want you dead.

[hanamizu]

“We urge you to lead our nation on a path that revives the Founders’ vision of religious freedom in our government...”

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Several, if not most, states had “established” churches at the time of the Constitution, so I imagine the Founders were pretty much OK with the idea of religion in public life. Perhaps because different states had different established churches, they wanted to avoid them at the Federal level.

[EvilCapitalist]

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other-John Adams.

[rintintin]

The left hates Trump because he says “Merry Christmas”. In fact, this may be the BIGGEST reason the left hates Trump

From my observation, self-proclaimed militant “atheists” and “secularists” don’t hate all religions, they hate only one religion: Christianity.

Trump stuck up for our Christian heritage and culture, so they hate him

[ecomcon]

[Knocker]

In Colonial times an ‘established’ church was one supported by a general tax on all residents, (whether or not they subscribed to different faiths) to pay wages for the established preacher and to maintain his church’s programs and properties. Thus strong opposition to ‘established’ religions took root in American soil.

Yet, some elements of a similar injustice survive in the predicament of families today who pay tuition to send their children to parochial schools, or have no children, but are still taxed to support the public school system, and it’s metastasizing cadres of greedy unionized parasites.

[cuz1961]

Insane yes

Ignorant also

Secular Humanism didn’t even exist in the 1700’s when the U.S. Constitution was written so there’s no “ restoring” to be done .

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