Thread by @JewhadiTM

Marianne. Williamson And Preacher @PeteButtigieg Are The New Proselytizers Of Politicized Religion

thefederalist.com/2019/09/13/mar…

Of course, claiming the moral high ground is standard fare for politicians of all stripes. But Buttigieg and Williamson are especially unique for their open and persistent evangelizing.

Sadly, they seem to enjoy browbeating Americans into conformity with their personal interpretations of Scripture. Buttigieg’s brand of Christianity basically states that if you don’t agree with him on public policy, then you are not a Christian.

Or as he put it in an interview with Kirsten Powers, “Christian faith is going to point you in a progressive direction.”

Buttigieg also commented on VP Pence’s view on same-sex marriage, saying Pence had a problem “with who I am,” and that‘s a “quarrel with my creator.”

How can Pence redeem himself, according to Buttigieg? By changing his stance to match Buttigieg’s.

By thus positioning Pence and anyone who agrees with him as anti-God, Buttigieg is continuing Pike’s legacy: subvert all churches into becoming organs to empower the political left

This means you cannot call yourself a Christian if you do not get on board with raising the minimum wage, embracing the LGBT agenda, opening the borders, and all the rest of Buttigieg’s policy prescriptions.

Buttigieg also told Powers he is committed to getting people to change their opinions on marriage.

Anyone who has studied authoritarian systems can hear distinct echoes of struggle sessions (of Maoist descent, common on today’s college campuses) in what Buttigieg said next: “But I also want to recognize the struggle they might be having and get them there.”

“And in getting there, I want some kind of healing to go on so that they can recognize … that our marriages are just as good as theirs. We’ve got to make sure that they feel good about themselves in the process of coming to a more accepting view.”

As nice as that may sound, he is actually describing an old authoritarian tactic of coercive thought reform used to “get rid of old ways of thinking.”