Our Modern Craze for Indulgences to Expiate the Sin of Being Born and Perhaps Not Being Miserable in Every Possible Way
Martin Luther would have been all over this
The woke movement, social justice warriors, the successor ideology, whatever you want to call our new civic religion, has been examined by many observers for its notable lack of mercy, forgiveness, or expiation of sin.
This is mostly true. There’s not really a way to permanently expunge the sin of having been born with some type of privilege, and you can…
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