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Former national security adviser to President Trump, and former Lieutenant General of the Army Michael Flynn, has called for the United States to have "one religion." If we were to guess which religion of the myriad ones that exist he proposes, the best guess would be the religion he practices, which is Catholicism.
There is nothing wrong with Catholicism insofar as religion goes, but there is also nothing wrong with Hinduism, Judaism, Jainism, and all the world's 'isms' in a "live and let live" society.
Flynn spoke Saturday at a Texas rally for ReAwaken America, a Christian-focused speaking tour backed by America Faith, a Christian news network.
“If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion. One nation under God, and one religion under God,” he said.
This not only put a bad taste in the mouths of Christians who believe in freedom of religion and the right to worship how one chooses, it did the same with others with various religious beliefs.
The Anti Defamation League's CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt and the American Jewish Congress went on Twitter calling Flynn's statement "anti-American."
“To suggest that the United States of America, a nation founded on twin bedrocks of pluralism and the freedom to practice any religion, should ‘have one religion’ is anti-American, anti-democratic and downright dangerous,” Greenblatt said.
“Michael Flynn’s statements are both unacceptable & anti-American,” the American Jewish Congress tweeted. “Such dangerous rhetoric runs counter to American values and threatens the foundations of our democracy.”
Others joined in the condemnation of Flynn's words.
Trump’s Pardoned NSA Michael Flynn: “We have to have ONE RELIGION under God.”????pic.twitter.com/rCXgZE6eUr
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller)
The rally was held at the sanctuary of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio. It is run by John Hagee, the prominent evangelical pastor and founder of the Christian Zionist group Christians United for Israel who spoke at former President Trump's inaugural address.
In response to a query, the Cornerstone press team said: “This past week, Cornerstone Church facilities were used by an outside organization. Cornerstone Church is not associated with this organization and does not endorse their views.”
Remember, President Trump fired Flynn after he admitted to lying to senior Trump administration officials about conversations he’d had with Russian officials. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about those conversations.
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Remember, President Trump fired Flynn after he admitted to lying to senior Trump administration officials about conversations he’d had with Russian officials. He pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about those conversations.
Greenblatt performed some verbal calisthenics and tried to tie Flynn’s rhetoric to the Jan. 6 Capitol protests in which an unarmed woman was shot and killed by a Capitol police officer. And while Flynn's rhetoric sucks lemon heads, it's a real stretch to tie them together.
Flynn had at least one Jewish backer: Josh Mandel, a Republican candidate for senator in Ohio who would say anything to get elected and who has pushed for what he calls “Judeo-Christian” values in his campaign. Mandel said on Twitter, “We stand with General Flynn.”
Sorry, but we conservatives and even a few liberals [as opposed to leftists] stand for the U.S. Constitution and freedom of religion.
As far as this writer is concerned, Michael Flynn is irrelevant and will no longer be taken seriously.
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