2002-12-02
Misplaced Faith
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geekchick:
No, I don't think it's silly to fear that at all.
While I do not think that the secular values of America can be categorized as a "civil religion", I do think this article explains a lot of the reasons why the idea of religious conservatives in control of the U.S. government makes me VERY nervous.
geekchick:Is it silly to fear that if religious-based political conservatism holds power for a few more years, we will have more crises, more erosions of civil liberties and a deadened sense of resistance?
No, I don't think it's silly to fear that at all.
While I do not think that the secular values of America can be categorized as a "civil religion", I do think this article explains a lot of the reasons why the idea of religious conservatives in control of the U.S. government makes me VERY nervous.