![]() ![]() As my colleague Libby Emmons pointed out in a recent article, when white feminists in the UK objected to trans ideology being taught to elementary school kids, they were mocked, called bigots, and shamed, but when Muslims in the UK rejected this notion, the program stopped and their religious beliefs were honored.Īs always for progressives, if you can claim identity in an oppressed class, the basic rules don’t apply. It is foisted upon everyone-well, almost everyone. What is particularly perverse about the progressive religion is that it isn’t even one that people opt into. And for those who refuse to believe in this fiction, or in gay marriage, or that the world is ending in 12 years due to climate change, the punishment is the classic religious one of shame. Progressivism asserts metaphysical claims-such as the idea that men can wish themselves into being women-and demands this pixie dust be accepted as fact. It is his own fallen nature and that of all of us that he protecting himself against.Īnd while we are on the subject of religion, it is useful to point out the aspects of modern progressivism that resemble nothing so much as a new religion. It is precisely because he knows and acknowledges that he himself is a sinner and capable of sin. Though widely scoffed at, it is worth looking at why Pence has made this decision. He will not have dinner alone with a woman who is not his wife. In order to understand how Christians view the concept of sin, it is useful to look at another controversial Mike Pence practice. Frankly, as a Catholic, it’s hard to even wake up in the morning without committing some old sin or other. But so is adultery, so is sex before marriage, in some cases so is sex within marriage not intended solely for procreation. Yes, two men having sex is by most Christian denominations viewed as a sin. They know that Pence, like many practicing Christians, views homosexual activity as a sin, but they don’t really know what that means. Part of the problem here is the growing religious illiteracy among Americans. None of this makes Pence a bigot, so why is constantly portrayed as one? Achieving the goal of the state, such as equal access to flower shops for gay couples, in the way that least forces the hand of citizens who object to gay marriage. Essentially, it states that when the government seeks to limit religious freedom, it must do so in the narrowest way possible. Its important to remember that notwithstanding a recent Supreme Court ruling, that was a position held by the Democratic nominee for president as recently as a 2008.Īs to the RFRA, that, too, is modeled on a law signed by the previous Democratic president Bill Clinton. With the latter comes the fact that Pence believes marriage is only something that should happen between a man and a woman. One, he signed into law Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in 2015 and two, he is a devout Christian. The roots of this allegation against the vice president seem to be twofold.
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