In the days since the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, some observers have rushed to assert that the hand of divine providence thwarted the attack. It’s an understandable impulse, given the close call that kept Trump from the assassin’s bullet and the further unrest that would have resulted had the attempt succeeded. People of all political stripes should give thanks when violence gets thwarted, and our nation can resolve its differences peacefully.
Assigning political motives to the divine, however, goes too far. For instance, when talking about the assassination attempt, professional fighter Jake Paul began by saying, “If it isn’t apparent enough who God wants to win.”
Ultimately, conflating religion and politics does an injustice to both. Too many Democrats have adopted leftism as a de facto religion — one of the reasons explaining our current polarized climate — that it presents a cautionary tale for conservatives thinking they should follow suit.
‘Wokeism’ as the Left’s Religion
As a conservative living in the nation’s capital, and a single one at that, the evidence of a “woke” religion pervades the culture. I have seen more profiles on dating apps featuring pictures at protests, references to Black Lives Matter or Free Palestine, and “Trumpers need not apply” than I can count.
Apart from the inherent irony of people who boast of their tolerance, effectively excluding half the population from their dating pool, these statements speak to a larger zeitgeist. Yes, mentioning the “climate crisis” in a Hinge profile classifies as virtue signaling,
