David Brat warns ‘the weak modern Christian democratic man’ will submit to another Hitler

[Beartracks]

77. If all were good "we would not need the govt to backstop" everything. Uh...

Mr. Brat, when the day comes that everyone in the world is good, you be sure to circle it on your calendar. Until then, be mindful of how religions, including Christianity, have failed over the centuries to "make all of the people good." It is precisely because of such failures that democracy -- especially that with a separation of church and state -- was originally conceived. Sure, I believe that people are inherently good, but too many persons are not. And there are new "persons" all the time -- even "corporate" ones -- that simply will not respond to proselytizing, moral enforcement, or any type or religious crusading. It's okay to believe that "bad" people can be changed to goodness (and I'm assuming that your interpretation of Christianity is the yardstick to be used), but until then, societies will always need objective, fair, and non-religious backstops.

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