News Item: : InTheseTimes Feature Article - Reckoning with the God Squad by Bill Moyers
(Category: religion)
Posted by c4cadmin
Thursday 29 September 2022 - 08:05:08
Fundamentalist bullies cannot be appeased. they must be confronted.
"The radical religious right has succeeded in taking over one of America�s great political parties-the country is not yet a theocracy but the Republican Party is-and they are driving American politics, using God as a battering ram on almost every issue: crime and punishment, foreign policy, health care, taxation, energy, regulation, social services and so on.
They have brought intensity, organization, and anger to the public square. They use the language of faith to demonize political opponents, mislead and misinform voters, censor writers and artists, ostracize dissenters, and marginalize the poor. These are the foot soldiers in a political holy war financed by wealthy economic interests and guided by savvy partisan operatives who know that couching political ambition in religious rhetoric can ignite the passion of followers."
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(Category: religion)
Posted by c4cadmin
Thursday 29 September 2022 - 08:05:08
Fundamentalist bullies cannot be appeased. they must be confronted.
"The radical religious right has succeeded in taking over one of America�s great political parties-the country is not yet a theocracy but the Republican Party is-and they are driving American politics, using God as a battering ram on almost every issue: crime and punishment, foreign policy, health care, taxation, energy, regulation, social services and so on.
They have brought intensity, organization, and anger to the public square. They use the language of faith to demonize political opponents, mislead and misinform voters, censor writers and artists, ostracize dissenters, and marginalize the poor. These are the foot soldiers in a political holy war financed by wealthy economic interests and guided by savvy partisan operatives who know that couching political ambition in religious rhetoric can ignite the passion of followers."
This news item is from ChristiansForCannabis.com
( http://christiansforcannabis.com/e107/news.php?extend.8 )