Results: Christian Fundamentalist Chokehold on America, part two

Mississippi's "Protecting Freedom of Conscience From Government Discrimination Act" in 2016, also mandates that if someone's religious belief is different than those of an adoption agency, the agency can refuse the adoption of a child to that person. In many ways, it is stepping hundreds of years backwards in America's history. The government isn't doing the punishing, per se, but laws prohibit it from equally protecting citizens. Do you think that state governments should be able to mandate morality when it infringes on the rights of their citizens?

At the beginning of Trump's presidency, he initiated an executive ordered called "Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom." Most agree the order was little more than a nod to the fundamentalist Christians that helped elect Trump to office, and it has no teeth. However, the order essentially allows discrimination from the highest offices in the country, letting individuals deny health care, education, employment, government grants and even government contracts to people who believe or behave differently. If someone simply claims a strongly held religious belief, they can discriminate for virtually any reason without retribution. Did you feel that this executive order allowed citizens to be discriminated against?

The question is, why are Americans allowing this to happen? Surveys show that much of what Christian fundamentalists represent is out of step with what Americans want. Most Americans opposed Trump's immigration ban. Most Americans support gay marriage. Most Americans support abortion rights. Americans are religiously diverse, with more and more people disassociating with their evangelical roots. Trump's election to the White House has splintered evangelicals even further, with many recognizing the blatant hypocrisy of Trump's Christian supporters. Do you agree?