Speaker Mike Johnson ??

[pat_k]

49. The line between Christian and Christian Nationalist is seeking to pass laws that impose religious beliefs not shared...

...by your fellow Americans, whether they follow some denomination of Christianity, or Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, or nothing, or something else.

In America, you are free to believe whatever you wish. What you are NOT free to do is seek to pass laws that impose your beliefs on others. It is Christian Nationalists -- those who seek to impose their religious beliefs as law -- we object to. Not Christianity.

We've got to be crystal clear. It matters not how much you object to my beliefs or I object to yours. That diversity is what America is about. What is Un-American is seeking to impose your beliefs on everyone else as a matter of law.

And frankly, it is also Un-Christian.

Seeking to control others is the opposite of faith.

As James Talarico puts it in his sermon on Christian Nationalism:

Jesus asked us to have the faith of a mustard seed, trusting that by living and dying for love we give birth to a better world.

That's not easy to do.
. . .

Christian Nationalists are more committed to the love of power than the power of love.

And it exposes a lack of faith because the opposite of faith is not doubt. Doubt is a healthy part of any faith.

The opposite of faith is control. When we stop trusting God, when we stop trusting love, we start taking control for ourselves.

Christian Nationalists want to control what we read, who we marry, where we travel, when we have children. They want to control our minds and our bodies.

"O ye of little faith."

. . .