Justin of Flavia Neapolis
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When you separate Church and State, the State becomes the Church. This is all very obvious if you already practice a traditional religion, in my case Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Due to the nature of American Christianity (puritan Calvinism) being sterilized of any symbols, deep meanings, a sense of deep history, and traditions they are willing to acknowledge, American Christians flock to Americanism to fill in the gaps. This can be seen by the Evangelical Protestant rejection of Roman Catholic statuary, but will make a pilgrimage to see Mt. Rushmore, Ellis Island, or Washington DC to see the Lincoln Monument making those the objects of acceptable idolatry. Their unshakable faith in Trump being their God-ordained "Messiah" is another example of this. Many Americans are suffering from a deep cognitive dissonance in this regard.
This can be seen during election years past and present. I believe the Politics section was closed for a year due to the almost fanatical verbal conflicts that were occurring on a regular basis. This can be seen in real-time as these conflicts manifest themselves with several larger cities being the battlegrounds for quasi-religious conflict to erupt as their generals announce the field of battle on social media while the retaliating forces meet them. Often times, the police forces of the cities will be allied with one side or another. All of this due to a Sola-Scriptura-esque reading and interpretation of the Founding documents, seen as an almost Holy Scripture: The Constitution, being read with differing opinions as the political-religious denominations are fighting for control of the nation. This is all very fascinating as an outside observer.
...and for a more in-depth discussion on the topic:
This can be seen during election years past and present. I believe the Politics section was closed for a year due to the almost fanatical verbal conflicts that were occurring on a regular basis. This can be seen in real-time as these conflicts manifest themselves with several larger cities being the battlegrounds for quasi-religious conflict to erupt as their generals announce the field of battle on social media while the retaliating forces meet them. Often times, the police forces of the cities will be allied with one side or another. All of this due to a Sola-Scriptura-esque reading and interpretation of the Founding documents, seen as an almost Holy Scripture: The Constitution, being read with differing opinions as the political-religious denominations are fighting for control of the nation. This is all very fascinating as an outside observer.
...and for a more in-depth discussion on the topic: