NR Daily: To Defend Public Schools, the Hard Left Puts On the Tinfoil Hat

This morning, a New York Times op-ed contributor went full Rousas Rushdoony. Never go full Rushdoony. One of the more amusing aspects of life as a conservative Christian is reading liberals writing about conservative Christians — especially writing about conservative Christian political causes. There's a formula. First, you're told there are "dog whistle" or "hidden" reasons for the use of common terms. Second, these hidden reasons trace back to racists and Christian dominionists. Third, and finally, if you use this common language and advance mainstream conservative Christian ideas, you're actually advancing racism and theocracy. The plot is revealed ...

July 31 2017

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