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stephanie
12-27-2007, 11:39 PM
and he's calling the Christian conservatives hateful..oh those tolerant liberals...they just crack me up...:laugh2:

BILL PRESS 26.DEC.07

No matter who becomes the next president of the United States, the American people have already won a great victory — with the total disintegration of the once all-powerful religious right.

Starting in 1979 when Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority, Christian conservatives have been the most powerful voting bloc in the Republican Party. Ironically, they began by casting out of the White House a born-again Christian who continued, as president, his lifelong practice of teaching Sunday school, and replacing him with a divorced and remarried man who seldom stepped inside a church.

But of course, Jimmy Carter was a Democrat and Ronald Reagan was a Republican. And by staying united, the religious right has been able ever since to exercise its veto power over Republican candidates and dictate the issues — abortion, same-sex marriage, stem cell research and school prayer — they would campaign on. Until, that is, the presidential campaign of 2008.

Today, the religious right has splintered into as many different factions as O.J. Simpson has alibis. Unable to find one candidate who fits the bill of being both true-blue on the issues and electable, America’s ayatollahs have divided their loyalties. Indeed, in some cases, they’ve even declared war against each other.

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In short, the dying influence of Christian conservatives means that people of all faiths, or no faith at all, will feel comfortable participating in the political process — and not just those who subscribe to the narrow-minded, intolerant, mean-spirited brand of religion espoused by Dobson and Robertson.

And for that we collectively pray: Thank you, Jesus.



read the rest..
http://communitytimes.com/default.asp?smenu=67&sdetail=5668

I hope he wiped the spittle of his keyboard and his computer screen after writing this...Mr. Press you sir are an IDIOT..:coffee:

avatar4321
12-28-2007, 01:40 AM
the "religious right" as a unified movement was a myth to begin with.