Coming To Terms With Religion in America

Christianity or Sanctimonious Cultism?

Definitions:

freedom of religion: The right to choose a religion (or no religion) without interference by the government. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the First Amendment (see also First Amendment) to the Constitution. (See separation of church and state.)

Christian: Etymology - The Greek word Χριστιανός (Christianos), meaning "follower of Christ", comes from Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed one",[13] with an adjectival ending borrowed from Latin to denote adhering to, or even belonging to, as in slave ownership.[14] In the Greek Septuagint, christos was used to translate the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Mašíaḥ, messiah), meaning "[one who is] anointed."[15] In other European languages, equivalent words to Christian are likewise derived from the Greek, such as Chrétien in French and Cristiano in Spanish.

cargo cult noun: any of various Melanesian religious groups characterized by the belief that material wealth (such as money or manufactured goods) can be obtained through ritual worship 

The American Constitution grants and guarantees freedom of religion to its citizens, a majority of which profess to be Christians. Yet one would hardly recognize the political policies and cultural actions embraced by today's evangelical Christians as in any way consistent with the words and actions of the Christ they claim to follow.

The anointed one of the New Testament is the exemplar of the bleeding heart liberal today's evangelical Christians mock.

He gave His life for others. They proclaim the superiority of conservative values and trickle-down economics in order to begrudge every penny collected and spent on those less fortunate than themselves.

Misled by wolves in shepherd's clothing in a church aligned with a political party whose policies are shaped by greed, the sheep of America's self-righteous right have turned Christianity into little more than a capitalistic version of a cargo cult with Donald Trump as their messiah.