Certainly, the religious right has had its excesses. But if you think that's bad, just imagine the consequences of a political system dominated by a religious left that doesn't believe in redemption.

It took Christianity ~900 years to develop the rite of reconciliation. Postmaterialist politics did it in <50.https://t.co/qUv9SmZ8x1

— Rogue WPA Staff (@GabrielRossman) April 4, 2017

I suppose it was only a matter of time before the left embraced formal sacraments such as confession. Only there's one key aspect of America's religious tradition the left will never embrace: I guarantee no man will walk out of this campus confession booth having been forgiven of the sin of "hypermasculinity."

Certainly, the religious right has had its excesses. But if you think that's bad, just imagine the consequences of a political system dominated by a religious left that doesn't believe in redemption.