His "evil and ungodly ways" are the face of a rising Christian Nationalism.

In the week since the election, I've been privy to many online discussions on the subject of a militant--even belligerent--movement of this sort on the rise in America.

Several times, I've seen participants in those conversations urge our mindfulness of The Paradox of Tolerance, which you may know posits thusly:

"The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance. This paradox was articulated by philosopher Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies (1945), where he argued that a truly tolerant society must not tolerate those who promote intolerance. Popper posited that if intolerant ideologies are allowed unchecked expression, they could exploit open society values to erode or destroy tolerance itself through authoritarian or oppressive practices."

In fact, while I agree that intolerance cannot be tolerated, I further disagree even that that poses any paradox at all.

The concept of tolerance is not a "moral standard" so much as it is a "social contract," intent on ensuring a free society.

As in any contract, when one party breaks the contract's terms, the other party is released from its terms, as well.

Therefore, the tolerant may in good conscience levy a penalty on the intolerant.

I also find that the verbiage of our U.S. Constitution supports my line of reasoning.