Wehner completely discounts that a good many of us he considers "on the left" come from a religious background and are entirely familiar with the virulent but quiet persistent racism, bigotry, and prejudice in Southern White churches. Religion, for the most part, is an exclusionary and tribal "thing," embodied in the if-you're-not-with-us-you're-against-us psyche. No, Peter, we understand very well the religious mind and goals, which is why -- to the religious -- the pushback looks like contempt.
Wehner completely discounts that a good many of us he considers "on the left" come from a religious background and are entirely familiar with the virulent but quiet persistent racism, bigotry, and prejudice in Southern White churches. Religion, for the most part, is an exclusionary and tribal "thing," embodied in the if-you're-not-with-us-you're-against-us psyche. No, Peter, we understand very well the religious mind and goals, which is why -- to the religious -- the pushback looks like contempt.