U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), an ally to President Donald Trump, is in hot water over a social media post.
Lee on Sunday took to X and posted a photo of a man accused of posing as a police officer and shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses.
Along with the image, Lee confusingly wrote, “This is what happens When Marxists don’t get their way.”
“religious”
The Christian Nationalist movement had long been reported as the biggest threat to America, by several of our intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
Playing No True Scotsman doesn’t help anything.
I’m okay with saying either:
Religions are the problem. The unquestioning loyalty and assumed goodness is a breeding ground for heinous thoughts and actions. He was religious in this sense.
or
Violent acts like this aren’t religious, and those who claim they are religious and still do this are co-opting the word “religious” which should connote care for others. He was not religious in this sense.
Either way, my comment “religious” brings to light that the use of this word is irrelevant at best but more likely problematic and misleading.
This is what American Christianity is.