The US Has a Religious Fundamentalism Problem

The US Has a Religious Fundamentalism Problem


At the same time, I sat in lectures on American government, absorbing lessons on freedom, the separation of church and state, and the principles that anchor a democracy. “Love the stranger as yourself” has been rewritten into “expel the immigrant.” “Turn the other cheek” has become “press his cheek into the ground.” The inversion is so stark you can only call it blasphemy. It is time to see the truth we’ve trained ourselves to ignore: that the politics of faith are not a distant problem but a domestic one.

Author: Lola Ibrahim


Published at: 2025-09-28 11:24:02

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