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Related: About this forumKhyati Y. Joshi argues equal religious freedom in America is an optical illusion
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The image of President Donald Trump standing in front of St. Johns Episcopal Church holding up a Bible perfectly encapsulates the point of Khyati Y. Joshis 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 nations institutions and practices. Other faiths are seen as abnormal or unusual.
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 nations 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
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Orwellian, all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others...
Thomas Hurt
Jul 2020
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Thomas Hurt
(13,929 posts)1. Orwellian, all animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others...
unblock
(54,242 posts)2. Many Christians seem to conflate "ecumenical" with "religious freedom"
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.
guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)3. And many Christians insist that all must believe exactly as they do. eom