The US has an identity crisis rooted in way too much religion

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3. I believe that our Founders were very wise to provide freedom of religion and freedom from religion.

The religious right has been trying to undo freedom from religion almost from our inception. Unlike many religious people who assume that religion and morality are the same thing, I do not. Thus, I do not want a religion in government, but I do want morality in government. And by that I mean fairness in government. I think President Biden exemplifies this situation as he is personally religious but uses his empathy for others and fairness to show his views. For example, his religion says abortion is wrong for any reason, but his morality and sense of fairness say that women are capable of making their own decisions and should have that right to personal autonomy.

The religious right is fighting so hard to turn their beliefs into government policy and laws because they can no longer win converts to their beliefs because they deny basic personal rights. White evangelicals are seeing a decline in their numbers, so their response is not to adjust their message but to enlist government to enforce their beliefs that a majority does not support. They have the Republican Party and the Supreme Court helping them for now, but when they become a smaller voting bloc that support may evaporate except for the extremist Catholics on the SC. Their support can only be moderated by adding four new justices.