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Nick writes a quarterly column in American Atheist Magazine, the member publication of American Atheists and is active on Threads. You can read more of his writing by joining American Atheists.
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The ideological capture of our institutions isn’t just happening at the Supreme Court or the federal judiciary. And while it commands the most attention and most coverage from the media, it isn’t the gravest threat we face.
I am deeply troubled by the direction of our nation’s federal judiciary on religious matters. They have repeatedly prioritized the “beliefs” of institutions over individuals, inflexible doctrine over common-sense accommodation, and Christian hegemony over pluralism.
Why is the United States the only wealthy Western democracy that relies so heavily on the largesse of churches and religiously aligned charities to help people put food on the table?
Often framing their objections to masks and vaccines in terms of tortured religious beliefs or an incoherent vision of individual liberty, religious extremists are allowing their “culture of life” to kill countless Americans
Having an administration that is receptive to our concerns, and a federal judiciary that isn’t, means stepping out of the courtrooms and into the nitty-gritty of policymaking.
The physical and emotional tolls of the past year come at a price.