A turn to the (religious) right
by Robert Abele
TruthOut
09/13/04
If John Kerry has anything going for him that separates him from George W. Bush, it is the fact that he is not involved in the so-called 'religious right' of America. This is the name given by the media to a well-organized band of fanatic biblical fundamentalists who are hell-bent on turning our democracy over to (their concept of) God. ... The frightening fact about this movement is not that it is being pushed by an extremist wing of 'religious' America, but that they have in fact to a large degree taken over the Republican Party
.... An equally frightening and perplexing fact about this movement is that they call themselves 'Christian' but will stop at nothing to get their dogmatic ideology adopted as the universal law. The most bothersome thing about this movement it is that their theocratic end justifies any means necessary to its achievement, including lying and cheating...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/091404K.shtml
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
TruthOut
09/13/04
If John Kerry has anything going for him that separates him from George W. Bush, it is the fact that he is not involved in the so-called 'religious right' of America. This is the name given by the media to a well-organized band of fanatic biblical fundamentalists who are hell-bent on turning our democracy over to (their concept of) God. ... The frightening fact about this movement is not that it is being pushed by an extremist wing of 'religious' America, but that they have in fact to a large degree taken over the Republican Party
.... An equally frightening and perplexing fact about this movement is that they call themselves 'Christian' but will stop at nothing to get their dogmatic ideology adopted as the universal law. The most bothersome thing about this movement it is that their theocratic end justifies any means necessary to its achievement, including lying and cheating...
http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/091404K.shtml
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
Starmail - 15. Sep, 11:02
