OPINION: Preaching politics and sowing division
On the big religious right issues of the last several decades -- contraceptive coverage, abortion rights, a general acceptance of gay people's right to live as they are -- evangelicals in
First, Attorney General
Also on Friday, the
From the always terrific New York Times columnist
Christians in other parts of the world (such as
And now these are the people running the government. So of course we get the contraception rule, and the ongoing attempts in
The president of the
As a progressive, Christian woman, I have no hostility toward my brothers and sisters who attend evangelical churches, places they find comfort, communion and fellowship, and where they glorify God. I am, however, hostile to church leaders and their disciples in D.C., who espouse views that do real harm, that nurture shame and fear, all in the name of God. They are dragging this country backwards, and they are now in power. For those same people to then claim they are victims, persecuted against by society, well, it's just too much to take.
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