David French, like many others, wonders how Christians can be so cruel. He concludes it is because some of them believe they have a monopoly on truth and a corresponding unlimited right to impose their views on others. He’s right, but this phenomenon isn’t limited to Christians; the CCP and the extremely woke fall into that category as well.
French is writing about liberal democracy as much as Christianity. As I’ve noted before, liberal democracy requires voters who are willing to admit they might be wrong and who are tolerant of their opponents’ rights as a result. Liberals, in the classical sense, in other words.
Does this condition still exist in today’s America? Can liberal democracy exist without liberals? The answer to the first question is a qualified yes; only about half of Trump voters, by my estimate, want to burn it down and use the power of the executive branch to reinstate the society of the 1950s. The answer to the second question, however, is no.