The Democratic Party thinks religion is a problem, even if its voters don’t

Published September 5, 2019 6:11pm ET



The Democratic establishment seems to think it has a religion problem. That is, it thinks religion is a problem. Take a look at how the Left reacted to presidential candidate Marianne Williamson’s now-deleted tweet suggesting mental “energy,” which she later described as the power of prayer, could bring comfort in the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s destruction.

“Prayer is a power of the mind, and it is neither bizarre nor unintelligent … I was born and raised in Texas so I’ve seen it. Millions of people today are praying that Dorian turn away from land, and treating those people with mockery or condescension because they believe it could help is part of how the overly secularized Left has lost lots of voters,” she said.

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