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In a recent Idaho Statesman guest opinion , Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador complained that those who criticized him for placing Idaho’s legal affairs into the hands of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) were “whiners.” The opinion boasted that ADF’s legal services were free. Like most things hyped as free, however, the relationship comes with a heavy cost. In its own words , the ADF “seeks to recover the robust Christendomic theology of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries.” This mysterious phrase is a reference to the establishment of Christianity as the official state religion of the Roman Empire in the 4th century. Today we would refer to this yearning for official state religion as Christian nationalism or the mingling of church and state. When ADF argues cases, it argues for the placement of Christian features into the public square. Recall not too many years ago in the prior presidential administration, the same folks now seeking the confluence of religious doctrine and state policy raised a strong cry against the threat of Islamic Sharia law becoming the law of this land. Before breaching the membrane between church and state, it is best to remember that by 2070, Christianity may […]