Because as the rude, nasty, threatening aftermath of the Jessica Ahlquist case shows, the Cranston West prayer banner was not about thoughtful prayer and faithful consideration of the words of Jesus (or even of the banner itself), but about a tribal flag.
"This is what happens when religion is established and made official. This is what always happens when religion is established and made official. The privileges that arise from being the official, established sect become the entire substance of that sect. The defense of that privilege replaces every other purpose, meaning or reason for existence until it is all that is left."
I say it again: the worst thing that ever happened to Christianity was its adoption by Constantine as the state religion. That folks continue to want it as a state religion says more about what religion means to them than about what Christ taught. #ddtb
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slacktivist » How establishment corrupts religion: A case study
Jessica Ahlquist was right. The sectarian banner that hung at Cranston West High School in Cranston, Rhode Island, should not have been there. Its presence there was both unjust and illegal. And, bein…