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patrick-darcy
i am not trying to make u believe that they are
brainwashing their more liberal people. im not sure they have any liberal people in the christian right. they are teaching their right wing people
to vote for their republican candidates or to stay home that day.
I'm going to be careful here as I british and a/ our state/church relationship is different (actually stronger) but b/ religious power equals that of streetcleaners. Nieztche had something to do with that somwhere...
My point here is that you are probably right, if you are chrisitian enough to admit it in the uk, you will 'generally' be swinging right. IMO its a wealth/power/guilt thing - why a lot of newage stuff (LGATS and the like) appeal to the upper middle classes - it's their 'salvation'.
I just don't think it has anything to do with LGAT, "Human Potential" seminars though.
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patrick-darcy
this keeps the church , and for want of a better
word "empowered " over them
the church should not be telling them how to vote but
how to get close to God.[/quote]
But thats what religion has always done, just maybe not so blatently! Marx got a lot wrong, but religion certainly is/was the opium of the masses
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patrick-darcy
the right wing church has become not much more
than a strong political organization.
anyway my point is if we all can do a little working
together we will surely see this more and more
in the future as the elections draw nearer.
Again, it must be because I'm british that it doesn't surprise me. They have lost a lot of power of here, but the church is still the 3rd or 4th largest landowner in the UK - the queen, burn her soul, of course is 1st.
Working together doing what partrick?
Don't think I'm disagreeing here - I learnt to analysis media like you are seemingly suggesting, and certainly the religious and political swing to the hard right in the US is fascinating to watch this side of the 'pond'.
I just don't see a connection with this site - find me a decent political forum and I'll join you! But unless you see evidence of LGAT or "Human Potential" seminars then why is this thread exsisting here?
PM me some of your insights on this though -I personally am interested in your thoughts and observations.