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I think rather than interpreting this charitably, as you probably should, you may be giving his text extra meaning beyond what he intended.

I am sorry, I can’t interpret someone pining for “shared gods” charitably. We are a secular country that welcomes all beliefs.

FFS, he's describing the myths that traditionally were used to define tribes and talking about the challenges of unifying a diverse secular nation.

Neither I nor this other guy are denying that. I don’t think you understand the idea.

Moreover, if you’re incapable of giving someone charitable interpretation, that’s a failure of your intellect, not of anyone else’s.