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Old 01-24-2006, 04:36 PM   #2
Roker

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The whole "Christian Totalitarianism" is but one part of one of the latest hot button wedge issues. There is very little substance to it, but the media and certain partisans like to blow it up to seem like a huge thing.

Not much will rally a bunch of secular liberals more than the idea that "Conservative Christians are trying to turn America into a theocracy!", just like not much will rally a bunch of conservative Christians than "Liberals are trying to destroy Christianity!". Of course, neither statement is true.

There have been many small events that could hint to such a thing, such as the intelligent design debate, the removal of the ten commandments from court houses and the claimed "secularization" of Christmas. However, these issues are so few and far between that they can hardly be called a mass movement by any side of the spectrum. The whole reason why they make the news is because such things are so rare, or that they are absurd to the point of being newsworthy.

Most liberals respect Christianity and are more than happy to allow it to flourish wherever it may. Most Conservatives respect the constitution and understand that people should be free to practice what they want and not have the government endorse one religion over any other (or lack of).

I'd guess that the majority of Americans, liberal or conservative, are more interested in preserving the status quo, rather than destroying Christianity, or establishing a Christian country.
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