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Religions > Atheism |
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"Scott Richter" |
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30 Jan 2007 11:31:15 PM |
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Article: Christianists on the March |
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070128_christianists_on_the_march/
Excellent piece by Chris Hedges about the looming Christian fascist
movement. While there are disturbing parallels to the rise of Nazi
Germany, the irrationality of this movement is in many ways even more
frightening. From the article:
The Christian right has lured tens of millions of Americans, who rightly
feel abandoned and betrayed by the political system, from the
reality-based world to one of magic--to fantastic visions of angels and
miracles, to a childlike belief that God has a plan for them and Jesus
will guide and protect them. This mythological worldview, one that has
no use for science or dispassionate, honest intellectual inquiry, one
that promises that the loss of jobs and health insurance does not
matter, as long as you are right with Jesus, offers a lying world of
consistency that addresses the emotional yearnings of desperate
followers at the expense of reality. It creates a world where facts
become interchangeable with opinions, where lies become true--the very
essence of the totalitarian state. It includes a dark license to kill,
to obliterate all those who do not conform to this vision, from Muslims
in the Middle East to those at home who refuse to submit to the
movement.
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| User: "L. Raymond" |
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| Title: Re: Article: Christianists on the March |
31 Jan 2007 12:13:27 AM |
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Scott Richter wrote:
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070128_christianists_on_the_march/
Excellent piece by Chris Hedges about the looming Christian fascist
movement. While there are disturbing parallels to the rise of Nazi
Germany, the irrationality of this movement is in many ways even more
frightening. From the article:
For those who haven't seen it yet, his book, _American Fascists: The
Christian Right and the War On America_ is very informative and well
written. And scary.
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L. Raymond
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