At today's Catholic Prayer Breakfast, as Bishop Barron lauded religion in the public square--bracketed by Atty Gen Barr and President Trump--I could not help but think of how, with Barr's help, tear gas, and rubber bullets, Trump cleared the public square to pose with a Bible.

Sep 23, 2020 · 9:19 PM UTC

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The issue is not whether religion belongs in the public square—but there are different kinds of religion: the kind that is expressed in justice and mercy, and the kind that provides a sacred canopy for “law and order.”
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
I’ve been trying to give Baron the benefit of the doubt these last few years, but that’s it - I unequivocally have no respect for the pretentious obsequious phony
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Even for this ex-Catholic atheist, a Catholic organization (no matter how fervently right-wing) awarding Barr for "Exemplary Selfless and Steadfast Service in the Lord’s Vineyard" is gut churning. If Christ were in that vineyard, he'd be trampling out Barr's grapes with wrath.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
There are many conflicting messages intertwined in your General Election, and Christianity is at the heart of it. Motives, justification and the prevailing spirit behind everything.
Replying to @RobertEllsberg
Recently, my most frequent encounter with Bishop Barron has been his ads selling books and hawking evangelization that pop up on websites I visit.
Replying to @RobertEllsberg
This brings on a crisis of faith. It makes me truly question remaining in the Catholic Church.
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Replying to @RobertEllsberg @Blythe_Gryphon
.... 😞
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