|
Well, sort of.
America's pretty secular in a lot of respects. Socially, we're very secular. Politically, I would make a few points.
No. 1
Hopefully you aren't one of those people who thinks the Christian Right shouldn't have a political voice. Obviously they should, because they live in America. That's pretty much the only qualification people are supposed to need, last time I checked.
No. 2
Everyone in America likes to feel fucking persecuted, so all the atheists whine about the all powerful cult of Christianity, and all the religious people whine about us secular types getting abortions all willy-nilly (yeah, I said willy-nilly) and commercializing their holidays and whatnot. As always, the truth is somewhere in the middle. Abortions are legal... gay marriage isn't but that's a state decision, so that's a problem with people, and not an sort of "theocracy". Te nature of the war we're currently engaged in is more economic than anything, although I'm aware that there are a lot of Christians who prefer to think of it as a war against Islam. I'm also aware that there are a lot of Christians who see pacifism as one of the most important facets of their faith.
And
as far as your description of the role of the president... just no. I've just finished studying my ass off all ear for AP US history, and no.
In conclusion, you bez with the Xtreme oversimplification, and pretty inaccurate.
|