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She makes an interesting argument about the risk coming from one direction. But I'm much more concerned about the rise of Christian nationalism on the right in the United States. They are the ones seeking to roll back the gains that have liberated me during my lifetime. If the American experiment fails, it will be because of Donald Trump and his cult. They are the far greater threat to the three key values she identifies, and with which I agree -- the rule of law, a tradition of liberty, personal responsibility, a system of representative government, a toleration of difference, and a commitment to pluralism.

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Christians will not turn the country into a theocracy; however, the Islamists will do so at first opportunity.

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