@jeffjarvis as a conservative who tries to remain devout in these day I couldn’t agree more. A quote I like about this: “I am willing to serve my country, but my worship I reserve for that which is far greater than my country. To worship my country as a god is to bring a curse upon it.” Rabindranath Tagore.
Both have been cursed by their merging. This abomination has been warned against by centuries of prophets, gurus, and teachers of a multitude of cultures and religions.