The divide in American Christianity over right wing politics is deep.

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11. I've read Campbell's "Transformations of Myths Through Time" and watched the video series

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he put together with Bill Moyers. It actually traces historical developments of myths which lead to a better understanding of the background and historical context of the Bible, especially the New Testament. I actually referenced it in a paper I wrote in Grad school. Their thesis would support the idea that there is an objective set of doctrine and theology in Christian writings. That doesn't preclude reason and human intellect, it sees both as gifts of God's grace.

I used to think I was isolated and alone as a Christian who saw living out the values and virtues of the faith as more imortant that selling it to someone to attempt to "convert" them, and to conclude that being Democrat was much more consistent with the true values of Christianity than the other party would be, in spite of its vocal claims to the contrary. But that's not the case at all. There are a lot of people who realize that not being woke or Democrat is inconsistent with Christian practice.

I should make that clearer. Being Christian is consistent with being woke and with belonging to the Democratic party.