Reflections In The Media Mirror: Are Evangelicals Distorted?

[Freedom_from_Chains]

When Religious Right leaders talk about our "Christian heritage," they are fashioning American history into a platform for their radical policies for today. As D. James Kennedy declared in 1997, "This is our land. This is our world. This is our heritage, and with God's help, we shall reclaim this nation for Jesus Christ."

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has often spoken about imposing his "biblical worldview" through his work in Congress. He and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist have attended closed-door meetings with leaders of conservative Christian groups to create government policies, and the White House "faith-based" office has gone out of its way to reward churches for political loyalty. If this doesn't smack of theocracy, what does?

Perhaps evangelicals like Phillips who don't like being associated with these extreme perspectives should take positive action. Denounce Falwell, Robertson, Dobson, Kennedy and the rest of their gang and deny these Religious Right zealots the authority they get from viewers and supporters. Until moderate evangelicals convincingly repudiate the theocratic agenda, these extremists will continue to threaten American democracy and will continue to deserve criticism from Americans of all political and religious persuasions.

The Wall of Separation

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Drives me nuts, that whole Christian nation crap. And I'm a Christian!

[NVMojo]

2. The Moral Majority Returns!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

whores ....all of them....

[applegrove]

3. Christianity was a powerful thing and the law of the land for at

least 1500 years and it never came up with the idea of democracy. So - yeah - it should stay out of politics. In fact no monotheistic tradition came up with democracy. Democracy and 'peace' as concepts had to wait until people thought outside of the bible. Perhaps they used some Christian traditions. Perhaps democracy was the final stage of Christianity..or carried the message somehow. But organized religion was incapable of creating democracy, that George Bush so 'adores', on its own.