Marginalium

for many of those who self-identified as “evangelical,” it is not just about devotion to a local church, but to a general orientation to the world.

The article highlights the enmeshing of US conservatism and religiosity. But the trend of religiosity becoming more political than spiritual is a cycle as old as time. The Roman state, the Chinese mandate of heaven, the European wars. Why is it surprising that structured spirituality (how people should live) aligns with structured politics (how decisions are made about how people should live)?

Anyway, if you pay attention to ‘heterodox thinkers’—i.e. modern gurus like Joe Rogan and Andrew Hubleman—you’ll see them taking a Christian turn. Another little piece of evidence that heterodoxy is oddly reminiscent of straightforward conservatism.