Religious Right To Go Democratic
http://poligazette.com/2008/05/12/religious-right-to-go-democratic/
It seems that quite some members of the s0-called religious right are
thinking about joining forces with the Democrats. The Democrats have, in
recent years and especially in the recent campaign, presented themselves
as
a religious alternative to the perceived religiosity of the Republican
Party. This in an attempt to convince religious voters to vote Democrats
and to close the Church-gap.
It appears that the attempt is paying off. Some leaders of the religious
right indicate that they want to spend less time talking about ‘divisive
issues’ and more time on, quite simply, ‘doing good works.’ One wonders
why
it is that these people seem to think that doing good works is less
disicive then, say, abortion. After all, some may consider it a sacred
duty
to help the poor out financially by taking money away from the rich and
giving it to the poor, whereas others may have a completely different view
(for instance that the government should not take it but that people
’should’ give it freely to charity).
That having been said, one gets the impression that Democrats and the
religious right, some parts of it at least, are slowly reaching out
towards
each other. Democrats are doing what they did not do for a long time: they
talk about religion and about the role their faith plays in the lives.
One strategist basically argued that in the, Democrats constantly focused
on the ’separation’ part of ’separation of church and state,’ whereas
nowadays they try to focus a bit more on the ‘church part’ by showing or
arguing at least that their political views are often also shaped by their
religious views.
Although religious voters seem to be opening up more to the Democratic
Party, Democrats have to do more than talk the talk if they want
Church-vote. They have go to change some things. One of the main things
is,
of course, abortion. Democrats should be less dogmatic about this issue,
less stubborn, and more tolerant of dissenting views and propose more
moderate laws.
That sounds easy, but it’s not for them. That may very well anger the
liberal, especially the feminist, base.
Difficult, but interesting to watch in the coming months and years.
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The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
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American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why
"a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v.
Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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It has also played a significant role in helping me to expose the
plethora of radical Christian propaganda and lies that we find at
almost every media turn.
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