Robert ReichMay 22, 2024

The Appeal to Heaven flag isn't just tied to Jan 6.

It's a Christian nationalist symbol.

Christian nationalists believe that the law of the land is not the Constitution, but instead the law of God as they interpret it.

Do you see the problem with Alito flying this flag?

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Speaking as an atheist, I see a problem with his being a Roman Catholic, an especially horrific and irrational version of Xianity. Our government was designed to be secular, and not a reflection of the will of the Vicar of Christ.
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Speaking as a non-believer raised in a roman catholic country, I see equally or more worrying the evangelist version of christianity, when it comes to politics.
The catholic church is a power that tries to influence politics, of course. But evangelism has paved the way to a DIY kit to build consensus and a followers base on a religious foundation that can be and is being exploited for political ambitions. Christian nationalism is more an evangelical than catholic thing.
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The Talibangelicals are certainly no better. I find all organized religions a curse on civilization itself, from the Zionists to the Islamic jihadists to the Xians of every stripe. I have especial vitriol for the Catholics because they are very vocal against women's medical care and women's rights in general and meddle directly in US politics. Reagan even gave 1000 old men at the Vatican an embassy, as if they were a country! About the only religion I tolerate is Buddhism.