If the religious right—the same zealotry that helped elect radical Right-Wing Republicans and push Project 2025—manages to outlaw porn, do you really think people will stop “sinning”? If they ban abortion, do you think women won’t still seek it out? If they criminalize gay pride or gatherings, do you believe LGBTQ+ people will stop coming together? This is not a Christian nation. America was built on the principle of religious freedom, meaning people of all faiths—or no faith—have the right to practice (or not practice) as they choose. There’s a statue in Boston of a Quaker - Mary Dyer -who was hanged by the Puritans when they ruled the region. Is that really the direction we want to return to—punishing or excluding those who aren’t Christian? If we start forcing prayer in schools, we must also allow every religion the same right. Muslims pray five times a day. Buddhists chant. Are we prepared to make space for all of it? Because once you open that door, you open a can of worms. ...
