Kind of exactly the point. Organized religion as an institution in the US is largely reactionary. Therefore these churches are a network of reactionary "community institutions" literally acting as a catalyst to turn their community members (who weren't born reactionaries) more reactionary... Therefore, church membership being down is only good?
Therefore, church membership being down is only good?
Only if (a) American communities absent religious institutions are de-radicalizing and (b) American communities that retain religious institutions are not vulnerable to leftist rhetorical gambits.
I haven't seen (a). The techbro libertarian is no less reactionary than the midwestern evangelist. And I'm not sold on (b), either, given how many leftists have come out of black churches and immigrant synogogues.
Hell, the abolitionist movement was a religious-powered movement. As was the populist movement of the late 19th century.
Kind of exactly the point. Organized religion as an institution in the US is largely reactionary. Therefore these churches are a network of reactionary "community institutions" literally acting as a catalyst to turn their community members (who weren't born reactionaries) more reactionary... Therefore, church membership being down is only good?
Only if (a) American communities absent religious institutions are de-radicalizing and (b) American communities that retain religious institutions are not vulnerable to leftist rhetorical gambits.
I haven't seen (a). The techbro libertarian is no less reactionary than the midwestern evangelist. And I'm not sold on (b), either, given how many leftists have come out of black churches and immigrant synogogues.
Hell, the abolitionist movement was a religious-powered movement. As was the populist movement of the late 19th century.