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jfz9580m

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5. Thanks canetoad
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 12:09 AM
Yesterday

I have been thinking about the separation of faith from civil society lately.


It is complicated by machinic nuisances as faith leaders are also engaged in decent work.
It is about diseased influence of faith on society versus benign influences:

https://www.salon.com/2026/04/06/the-chicago-faith-leaders-who-resisted-trumps-immigration-raids/

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/22/bishop_budde

https://broadview.org/jeffrey-dale-interview/

And it is not how life works. Why do I have JD Vance’s voice in my head when I make a simple point that inspite of being a very pro-abortion atheist, my most helpful doctors etc have sometimes been people who are probably privately people of faith. Faith the not gross and non-intrusive way and I would not go and blare atheist stuff at them yelling “Free speech!!! I will say clunky and annoying things at you!!! You can do the same!! We are all miserable!!! Equality!!!”

Man I love technofascists.

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