There was a tiny bit of good news in the appalling story about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposting a video of Christian nationalist pastors calling for the abolition of women’s right to vote.

The good news was that a progressive evangelical group, Vote Common Good, described it as “very disturbing.” Though I knew evangelical Christians were not all right-wing, it was nice to hear from the progressive ones.

It is important that we not play into the hands of religious bullies by swallowing the lie that Christianity is inherently intolerant and coercive. There are many progressive people of faith, including LGBTQ+ Christians. Let us not throw away allies by making false generalizations.

The proper message is that Christianity at the point of a gun is no Christianity at all. For those

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