John, this topic deserves a lot more treatment. I find it bizarre that the Christian left, in particular, seems so circumspect in positioning its moral disapproval of the Trump administration in distinctly Christian terms. Note that there is an example right in front of them even as I write: the Jewish entity, mostly millennial-driven, called Never Again. Here are a group of young Jews who have positioned their moral outrage in terms of their Jewish identity. Note that most are not Orthodox Jews (although Orthodox Jews were among the protesters). Still this fact did not lessen their status as Jews or sense of outrage they felt in terms of the moral ethos of their religious tradition. They may not have been "religious," but still they protested as members of their religion. This key point underscores how though less religious in appearance, they have proven to be far more religious than more Orthodox peers who see no reason to object to caging children. What seems further shocking is how vigorous the religious "left" had been during the civil rights era. So much of the civil rights movements was propelled by religious leaders who took a moral stand as Christians against segregation. Where are those leaders now? This is the part where I scratch my head.
John, this topic deserves a lot more treatment. I find it bizarre that the Christian left, in particular, seems so circumspect in positioning its moral disapproval of the Trump administration in distinctly Christian terms. Note that there is an example right in front of them even as I write: the Jewish entity, mostly millennial-driven, called Never Again. Here are a group of young Jews who have positioned their moral outrage in terms of their Jewish identity. Note that most are not Orthodox Jews (although Orthodox Jews were among the protesters). Still this fact did not lessen their status as Jews or sense of outrage they felt in terms of the moral ethos of their religious tradition. They may not have been "religious," but still they protested as members of their religion. This key point underscores how though less religious in appearance, they have proven to be far more religious than more Orthodox peers who see no reason to object to caging children. What seems further shocking is how vigorous the religious "left" had been during the civil rights era. So much of the civil rights movements was propelled by religious leaders who took a moral stand as Christians against segregation. Where are those leaders now? This is the part where I scratch my head.