Faith is not just for the right wing. Well, actually I believe that but I cannot prove it.

"That's wrong, keep religion out of politics. It's evil. Immoral. Can't be allowed."

"Oh, wait. In *this* case I want what religion encourages. No, no. It's wonderful. It's great. We need the *right* religion, *our* religion, in politics. It's good. It's moral. It's required."

What's different is the usual "we're good, they're bad. We're smart, they're stupid. We're moral, they're immoral." And the less you know them personally, the starker the contrast between the carriers of light and virtue and the dirty subhuman pig Neandertals who try to dehumanize others.

Hypocrisy used to be a sin. Now it's a virtue.

And they should be separated.

and using it to improve lives?

P.S. I know how important church/state separation is. But that doesn't mean religious folks can't be political activists as well - it's the positions they advocate that matter, not their faith or lack thereof per se.

The solar-panel case looks to me like an arrack on historical-district zoning laws

And there may be good reasons, including public health and public safety, for local governments to want to discourage tent-cities

legitimizing the idea of "religious liberty" is a mistake that will bite progressives on the ass.

it shouldn't be used indiscriminately