Barr warns 'strain of progressivism' that embraces 'secular age' and socialism is undermining democracy

Attorney General William Barr stressed the importance of religion in society, arguing that it preserves liberal democracy and prevents “totalitarian democracy,” and warned against “progressivism” in the United States.

While addressing the 2020 National Religious Broadcasters Convention on Wednesday, Barr presented an argument about the effect religion has on society. In his speech, he cited St. Augustine’s illustration of the “city of God” and the “city of man,” which he argued show how people ought to live versus how they should be governed.