Comments on: Left Aims to Smite ‘Theocracy’ Movement

By: EGO

EGO — Mon, 02 May 2005 23:48:14 +0000

ARE THE THEOCRATS COMING?
The Commisssar of the Politburo Diktat will attend this seminar arranged by the Open Center: Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right. James Joyner of Outside the Beltway is saying the following:

By: Myopic Zeal

Myopic Zeal — Mon, 02 May 2005 13:23:41 +0000

Smiting Theocracy
James Joyner, a secular humanist, has some excellent commentary on the gathering of “anti-theocracy” groups this weekend in D.C.
Understanding and answering the “religious far right” that propelled President Bush’s re-el...

By: Jack Tanner

Jack Tanner — Mon, 02 May 2005 13:11:09 +0000

The irony of jackasses like Jason calling people 'wingnuts' is apparently lost on him. The US is about to become the only theocracy on earth with no officials in gov't, no state religion, no required church attendance and a constitutional amendment forbidding the establishment of a state religion. As soon as you see people referring to evangelicals and Catholics as one group it's pretty obvious they have no idea what they're talking about. Secularists and religious people take different sides of moral issues. Go figure! Isn't that what would define them? The last time I checked religious affiliation in this country was voluntary, along with church attendance and voting. Strange how you have dozens of choices of major religious followings available in this country but only 2 major political parties.

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Mon, 02 May 2005 12:06:49 +0000

It is rather amusing (and often annoying) to watch many on the Left rant about the pending theocracy and many on the Right acting as if God has been banned from the US.

Not to employ a typical undergraduate conclusion: but the truth is clearly somewhere between the two.

The idea that we are about to become a theocracy is absurd, as is the idea that there is an all-out war on faith.

By: Arguing with signposts...

Arguing with signposts... — Mon, 02 May 2005 10:47:42 +0000

True left paranoia
I tire easily these days of the leftist cries of a coming "theocracy" in the U.S. And so you can imagine my reaction to this little conference (Washington Times):
Secular humanists and leftist activists convened here over the weekend to strategi...

By: Legal XXX

Legal XXX — Mon, 02 May 2005 06:05:20 +0000

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Posts that are far more interesting than the dreck I've got.

By: jason

jason — Mon, 02 May 2005 03:50:32 +0000

The religious right wants to make this country a dictatorship and a theocrcy. All they want is control like communism they want control over your entire life, and to make the middle and lower income people of this nation a slave labor force and to consilodate all wealth and power to the richest people, they want an aristocrcy and also a militancy that has not been seen since nazi germany to go on crusades they belive you must destroy people to save them they want to invade the muslim nations and convert them to christianity. in their minds they think the world must have 1,000 years of christian rule for the rapture to happen these people are insane. There is hope because bush only got reelected by 3% and did not win the popular vote in 2000 these nazi christians are scaring people away from the republican party and it will not survive this decade. Abortion will remain legal forever YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh! stem cell research will continue as it is in so many nations and gays will be allowed to get married and lets not forget evolution will always be taught in schools so take that wingnuts i love putting you down

By: Accidental Verbosity

Accidental Verbosity — Mon, 02 May 2005 03:37:34 +0000

Terrifying Coincidence of the Day
Pat Robertson and I share an opinion of John McCain.

Frightening.

By: Jim Pfaff

Jim Pfaff — Mon, 02 May 2005 02:13:06 +0000

You make fair comments about the influence of the "religious right." They (including myself) don't control the political process, but great influence is had within the Republican Party and within the electorate in general because evangelicals and Roman Catholics lead on moral issues which are of concern to those within and without the faith: namely traditional marriage, abortion, taxes, etc. So, whereas as a block of voters they do not wield absolute power, when using wise political tactics they command great influence.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 02 May 2005 01:16:22 +0000

Bryan: Likely true. But he's the face of the Religious Right as far as its most vocal critics are concerned, filling the same bugaboo role that Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton play.

By: bryan

bryan — Mon, 02 May 2005 01:08:00 +0000

While Pat likes to fashion himself as the face of the religious right, he's far less influential than people give him credit for.

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Sun, 01 May 2005 23:50:59 +0000

Is it possible that they need to convince themselves of a clear and present danger in order to implement repressive measures?