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guillaumeb

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Fri Jul 17, 2020, 01:27 PM Jul 2020

Khyati Y. Joshi argues equal religious freedom in America is an optical illusion

From the article:

The image of President Donald Trump standing in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church holding up a Bible perfectly encapsulates the point of Khyati Y. Joshi’s new book, “White Christian Privilege: The Illusion of Religious Equality in America.”

In the United States, one religion is more equal than others.

Joshi, professor of education at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey, argues that while America offers religious freedom, true religious equality is a myth.

In every way, Christianity, especially of the white Protestant variety, undergirds the nation’s institutions and practices. Other faiths are seen as abnormal or unusual.


To read more:

https://religionnews.com/2020/07/16/khyati-y-joshi-argues-religious-freedom-equality-in-america-is-an-optical-illusion/
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Khyati Y. Joshi argues equal religious freedom in America is an optical illusion (Original Post) guillaumeb Jul 2020 OP
Orwellian, all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others... Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #1
Many Christians seem to conflate "ecumenical" with "religious freedom" unblock Jul 2020 #2
And many Christians insist that all must believe exactly as they do. eom guillaumeb Jul 2020 #3

unblock

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2. Many Christians seem to conflate "ecumenical" with "religious freedom"
Fri Jul 17, 2020, 01:36 PM
Jul 2020

Or in short, you're free to believe in Jesus christ in any way you want.

Which, to a non-Christian, is like henry ford saying you can have a car in any color you want as long as it's black.

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