Timeflyer
Timeflyer's JournalThe Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American, by Seidel, 2019.
While MAGA nutters are ranting about US being a Christian nation (Boebert, et al.) this book tells the truth about our country's actual founding: before the Declaration of Independence made US a separate country, puritans and pilgrim British colonies on the American continent established Christian governments.
"The Puritans imposed the death penalty for worshiping other gods, blasphemy, homosexuality, and adultery. It is out of this society and this mindset that the terrible idea of a Christian nation founded on Christian principles lodged itself in the American psyche. And it is this intolerant legacy that must be abandoned That is what a Christian government looks like: exclusive, exclusionary, divisive, hateful, severe, and lethal...The insufferable Puritan theocracy declined after King Charles II revoked the colonial charter and passed the Toleration Act of 1689.
"All of this happened more than 100 years before the American Revolution and the drafting of the US Constitution. When the framers, like James Madison, surveyed history, they eschewed theocracy and intolerance, condemning the 'torrents of blood' spilled in the name of religion."
DUer Yellerpup in 2008 wrote "Refutations of 'Christian Nation' in quotes from Founding Fathers." Good to keep handy when the historically illiterate/shameless manipulators peddle the christian nationalist baloney about America. British colonies on this continent were examples of why the founders strongly supported separation of church and state.
Anywho, this book is a thorough exam by constitutional attorney Andrew L. Seidel at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Highly recommend.
Traitor M. Flynn preaching against "woke," attacking public schools
South west Florida has unfortunately got a new resident--criminal M. Flynn. And he's preaching Christian nationalism while helping dismantle public education, because every retiree needs a hobby.
(Is Florida cursed? Are the spirits of indigenous people spreading an infection of insanity here, like Europeans spread smallpox?)
https://sarasotaheraldtribune-fl.newsmemory.com?selDate=20221020&goTo=A01&artid=6
Today I turned in 4 vote-by-mail ballots at Supervisor of Elections HQ drop box, Sarasota, and
a person overseeing the drop box asked if my ballots were from family members who reside with me. Being the brat that I am, I answered, "No, I got these from some random people on the street." She pointed to a sign that had the FL law about how many ballots you're allowed to drop off, blah, blah, reThug BS. Again, being a brat, I said, "yeah, I know. Arrest me, DeSantis."
A woman behind me laughed. The drop box person smiled and said, have a nice day. So, yeah, I felt kinda creepy, but kinda good, too.
Dems all the way!
MAGA ReThuglican Scare Words and Phrases (please suggest others, or use for drinking games/bingo)
Woke
Critical Race Theory/CRT
Grooming, groomers
Pedophile, pedo
Parent's rights
Genital mutilation
Antifa
Radical
Socialist
Crisis at the border
Illegals
Invasion at the border
Armed IRS agents
Soaring inflation
Elite, elitists
Cabal
Defund the Police
BLM, Black Lives Matter
Leftist
Liberal
Progressive
Satanic
Biden regime
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Get up and march October 7-9, 2022 to protest Dobbs and protect our rights!
Nationwide protests are being planned for Friday Oct. 7 through Sunday Oct. 9, 2022, to show women's rage at Lame Court and red state laws criminalizing women's reproductive rights. Get involved, be loud and visible--our daughters lives are at stake. And of course vote Dem!
Get up and march October 7-9, 2022 to protest Dobbs and protect our rights!
Nationwide protests are being planned for Friday Oct. 7 through Sunday Oct. 9, 2022, to show women's rage at Lame Court and red state laws criminalizing women's reproductive rights. Get involved, be loud and visible--our daughters lives are at stake. And of course vote Dem!
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