Friends of Padre Steve’s World,
Two hundred and thirty five years ago, in the year 1786, the the legislature of the Commonwealth Of Virginia ratified a law written by Thomas Jefferson. It was the precursor to the
Establishment and the
First Amendment to the
It is the antithesis of, and the antidote to all theocratic movements, to include contemporary
Christian Nationalism and it’s close cousin
Christian Dominionism, or as it is sometimes called
Seven Mountains Theology. The tragic thing is that despite their declining numbers the theocrats have continued to gain power and influence government policy over the last four years in way the framers would have opposed. Not only do this they attempt to threaten and shout down their opponents in the most unseemly manner. I have had to deal with one of these asshats over the past week.