It’s quite ironic how conservative Americans bang on about American being a Christian country, or a country that was founded on with religious theocratic intent. American founding fathers would be rolling in their grave. The United States was founded with the complete opposite in mind. For its time, it was ahead of other nations with its commitment to secularism. These conservatives tend to claim themselves to be so patriotic, they constantly tout the constitution and declaration, they are nauseatingly pro-motherland and nationalistic, yet they claim one of the most anti-American things when asserting that it was a country founded on Christianity. Little history do they grasp.
Not A Christian Country
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I like to keep my writing as honest as possible, which means balancing firm belief with open-ended curiosity. Not everything here is an open-ended experiment — a significant portion of my writing stems from deeply held principles rooted in observable facts and direct experience. However, I also value the freedom to think radically on the page, using satire, speculation, and intense critique to explore complex topics. My work serves as a real-time ledger of a mind in motion. As an evolving thinker, my views remain entirely open to change, softening, and deeper nuance over time.
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