[RussP]

I agree with most of the article, but I lose Sobran when he compares losing your religion with treason. Yes, loss of faith is more important to God than loss of patriotism, but you cannot prosecute someone for loss of faith -- at least not in the United States. You can prosecute someone for treason, of course. If Sobran is suggesting that it should be the other way around, he's severely deluded.

[Romulus]

This is the nub of the piece:

You can repudiate your Savior, but not your nation-state. Your religion is a private affair, which nobody else can judge, not even your family; but political loyalties are indissoluble.