Leftists Don’t Mind NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Religious Talk Because He Puts Politics First

Eric Adams, New York City’s Mayor caused quite the stir when he questioned the separation of church and state Annual breakfast for faith-based leaders, Manhattan

“Don’t tell me about no separation of church and state. State is the body. Church is the heart. You take the heart out of the body, the body dies,” declared Adams. “I can’t separate my belief because I’m an elected official. When I walk, I walk with God. When I talk, I talk with God. When I put policies in place, I put them in with a God-like approach to them. That’s who I am.” He stated: “When we took prayers out of schools, guns came into schools.”

This is quite remarkable for a politician, particularly since he has never been elected. sought to expand abortion The Big Apple who has claimed If it wasn’t for his former partner’s abortion, he wouldn’t have been elected mayor of America’s most populous municipality. “No other city in the nation or in the world has a public health department that is providing medication abortion. … We are the first,” Adams announced at a January news conference. What Adams’ comments indicate, then, is a deep double standard — and pronounced confusion — when it comes to how Americans understand the separation of church and state.

The Deck is stacked against religious conservatives

Adams recent comments on religious faith and public services aren’t that much different than what others Democrats recently said. At the 2020 Democratic National Convention in 2020, ex-Gov. John Kasich, ex-First Lady Michelle Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were present at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. all characterized Biden uses his religious convictions as a guide and motivation for his political career. “I know Joe. He is a profoundly decent man, guided by faith,” said Michelle Obama. 

Biden himself, in 2020, credited His Catholic faith and Pope Francis as his example. That messaging campaign received no opposition from Democrats or Liberals. Adams was able to make explicit the implicit messages that Biden and his supporters had sent. He (unintentionally), gave the game away.

The left is not. Really I don’t see a problem in fusing religion and politics, as long as they are consistent with current liberal ideologies, like those related to abortion or transgenderism. This could even be called “fusing religious belief and politics”.liberal integralism.” Norman Podhoretz, former editor at Commentary called Reform Judaism “the Democratic Party at prayer,” Similar results can also be found for Catholic parishes, mainline Protestant congregations, and other Catholic churches. Holy Trinity in Georgetown, attended by left-wing elites (and Democratic politicians), displays a Black Lives Matter banner and a rainbow flag outside its building and hosts events to promote so-called diversity, inclusion, and equity — euphemisms for reducing people to their sex and skin color and often using those factors to discriminate against the least-favored groups.

The Double Standard

Liberal religious politicians such as Adams or Biden, who are liberal, can be tolerated, and when they serve the left’s interests, even celebrated. Religious voters may be convinced that their faith is what makes these politicians special. “decent” People who are worthy of their vote. Party elites don’t care if your liberal opinions on abortion, the economy, trade, or foreign policy derive from your religious belief, your parents, your professor, or what you had for breakfast this morning — the important thing is that they are the Correct opinions.

The same reasoning doesn’t hold true for the right. That is why so many liberals describe The pro-life movement and conservative Christian politicians that support it are seen as impossible. “theocracy” America. Conservatives who decry the use of sexually explicit curriculum and encourage transgenderism in prepubescent girls are breaking the sacred separation of church and government. Simply stated, a liberal policy that is religiously informed is better than a conservative one. 

Foundational Problem

In one sense, Adams’ recent comments — despite their superficiality and incoherency — were a breath of fresh air. However, they reveal deeper tensions in the body political: specifically the role of religion and reconciling different political viewpoints that claim to be derived from religious beliefs.

America is pluralist. This reality will only become more apparent as less Americans adhere to religious traditions or attend religious services. as recent trends concernedly forecast. In another sense America is. Always be a pluralist country. This is why the framers — coming from a variety of Protestant traditions, and even including a few Catholics — rejected an established church. Nevertheless, that founding generation, and those that followed, recognized that a lowest-common-denominator recognition of God, absolute truth, and morality was required for the survival of the republic, something Robert R. Reilly explains in his 2020 book “America on Trial.” These truths could be accessible to everyone, no matter what their religious beliefs were, so the founders called it “What they Call”. “natural law.” 

The natural law is still a viable way out of the current state of affairs. Many prominent activists and theorists in politics have been advocating this view for decades. Let’s take abortion. Sure, pro-lifers often have religious convictions. Opposition to abortion does not have to be motivated by religious beliefs. It can also be motivated by scientific and philosophical truths regarding the dignity and worth of each individual. Non-sectarian words honoring — and praying to — God, such as the Pledge of Allegiance, are also defensible on the grounds of the natural law, and those who do not believe in the divine are free to exempt themselves. George Washington praying at the close of his letter to The Hebrew congregation Newport, Rhode Island, offers a great example of this type of prayer. 

Moreover, if we cannot identify (and accept) these lowest-common-denominator beliefs informed by natural law, a beneficent, indifferent, secular society will not be our future. We are referring to federal targeting religious organizations And citizens, forced closures of religious adoption agenciesOr, medical professionals forced to perform abortionsAmericans already have had a chance to experience the coercive tendencies that a secular government can bring.

Leftist ideology is anything but neutral, and — if the history of the 20th century is any indication — it can be far more ruthless and authoritarian than anything the world has suffered under a Christian regime.

“I can’t separate my belief because I’m an elected official,” declared Mayor Adams. This much is certain, regardless of whether the person holding the office or their belief. It is the belief that makes the difference.

Casey Chalk, a senior contributor to The Federalist, is an editor at The New Oxford Review and a columnist. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and Master’s Degree in Teaching from The University of Virginia, as well as a Master’s Degree in Theology from Christendom College. The Persecuted is his book.