Progressives “f*cking love science!” Really, they never tire of telling us that. Except when unborn babies are involved. Or dopy spiritualism. From silly daily horoscopes to public hexes against the President, the world of spiritual energy and incantations thought to be left behind in pagan Europe has now captured the imagination of the fastest growing “religious” group in America -- the “nones.” However, this acceptance of the occult seems more like a club against traditional Judeo-Christianity than a legitimate faith-based system of beliefs.
For an increasing number of left-leaning millennials—more and more of whom do not belong to any organized religion—occult spirituality isn't just a form of personal practice, self-care with more sage. Rather, it's a metaphysical canvas for the American culture wars in the post-Trump era: pitting the self-identified Davids of seemingly secular progressivism against the Goliath of nationalist evangelical Christianity.
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