Our illustrious Attorney General gave a speech Friday at Notre Dame's law school that was quite remarkable. The focus of his speech was the "religion in law", and Barr blamed drug overdoses, violence, and poor mental health on the "growing ascendancy of secularism" and the corresponding decline of traditional religious values: "Barr outlined a grim vision of cultural trends, saying a "moral upheaval" and decades of efforts to undermine religion had given way to growing illegitimacy rates, drug use, and "angry, alienated young males" -- a population associated recently with a spate of domestic attacks."
Barr said that "the campaign to destroy the traditional moral order has coincided and I believe has brought with it immense suffering and misery. And yet the forces of secularism, ignoring these tragic results, press on with even greater militancy...Among the militant secularists are many so-called progressives. But where is the progress...Those who defy the [progressive] creed risk a figurative burning at the stake: social, educational and professional ostracism and exclusion waged through lawsuits and savage social media campaigns." He added that "We see the growing ascendancy of secularism and the doctrine of moral relativism...Basically every measure of this social pathology continues to gain ground...Along with the wreckage of the family, we are seeing record levels of depression and mental illness, dispirited young people, soaring suicide rates, increasing numbers of angry and alienated young males, an increase in senseless violence and a deadly drug epidemic....Over 70,000 people die a year from drug overdoses," he added. "But I won't dwell on the bitter results of the new secular age."
Franklin Graham, Pat Robertson, and Little Falwell couldn't have said it any better. I'm surprised that Barr didn't show up holding a Bible and wearing a Puritan outfit. So, if you don't follow the conservative "Old-Time Religion", you're now a member of a "social pathology", responsible for all of America's social ills, and you're basically an enemy of the state. When do the witch trials begin, Bill?
ETA: A spokesman for Notre Dame's law school said that Barr would be speaking on "religious freedom." LOL.
Link:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/12/politics/william-barr-religious-values-moral-upheaval/index.html
Link:
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/465472-ag-barr-blames-drug-overdoses-on-secular-society