Is the cross today's version of the hakenkreuz?

[TommyT139]

18. It's an ignorant globalization.

Christianity isn't a monolith.

Those of us progressive Christians who have always challenged the misuses of Christianity have already been targeted by the Trumpist regime. A notable example of that was the reaction to Bishop Budde's sermon. But others are putting themselves on the line, getting arrested and jailed for feeding homeless people, giving water to people crossing borders, and putting their bodies in between ICE agents and immigrants following the law.

Promoting the OP's stereotypes if Christianity, without having an actual intelligent conversation, sounds like evidence for the right-wing "Democrats hate Christianity" slur.

Note that this is very different than someone's personal experiences of the harm that they have felt from a conservative "Christian" upbringing. Those of us in the queer and trans communities are looking at the regime's legalizing and even funding "conversion therapy." I personally have had friends who were put through so-called exorcisms, re-education camps, and worse. Events I've run have been attended by fundies hoping to hijack the narrative (unsuccessfully).

Whether someone is a person of faith or not, it does not benefit the Democrats to shut out progressive Christians, sling slurs, and, frankly, lie by oversimplifying and stereotyping. That's a dynamic that is not specific to this board, but it's hard for me to think of a more clear example.