silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows: Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.www.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkThe Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows: Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.www.theatlantic.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareWhiskey_iicarus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 day agoI think you mean non secular state, secular means without respect to religion. Edit: or are you saying the state should not be neutral to religion (definition of secular), but dismiss it entirely?
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 day agoI am saying that being a state tolerant of religion is clearly not working. An atheistic state would be more just to residents.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 hours agoWhat you’re describing is the Laicité that is a cornerstone of French politics and promotes state institutions free “from” religion, not just freedom “of” religion.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAn atheistic society would also be secular. Unless it turns out that I don’t know what that word means…
minus-squareBahnd Rollard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 day agoI think they are trying to bring up the paradox of tolerance, but dont quote me on that.
I think you mean non secular state, secular means without respect to religion.
Edit: or are you saying the state should not be neutral to religion (definition of secular), but dismiss it entirely?
I am saying that being a state tolerant of religion is clearly not working. An atheistic state would be more just to residents.
What you’re describing is the Laicité that is a cornerstone of French politics and promotes state institutions free “from” religion, not just freedom “of” religion.
An atheistic society would also be secular. Unless it turns out that I don’t know what that word means…
I think they are trying to bring up the paradox of tolerance, but dont quote me on that.