Comments on: Religious Right Is Imploding

By: John C Dvorak

John C Dvorak — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:02:59 +0000

James, FYI — the numbers are up again this month.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 16:53:03 +0000

“I just wish they would stop calling the religious-right *conservatives*. They are giving real conservatives a bad name. I know that I do the same sometimes when I use *Liberal* when I should say *far-left*.”

A good point – not to mention that there isn’t a single mainstream left wing party in the US. People who call democrats ‘lefties’ have no concept of what they are talking about.

What most right wing people mean by ‘the left’ is ‘more left wing than me’ – and that is without discussing the pointlessness of a one axis description of polictical views.

By: xrayspex

xrayspex — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 12:51:00 +0000

Wow. Another anti-right story. This blog is dying. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. Buh bye. By the way, you forgot to mention Hitler.

By: MisterRustic

MisterRustic — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 12:44:37 +0000

#7 – your reason is identical to the reason it’s so easy to bash the left. Yin and Yang and nonsense up the yingyang…

By: Gillz

Gillz — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 12:35:10 +0000

Jesus hates blogs

By: GregAllen

GregAllen — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 12:30:24 +0000

After any revolution, don’t the revolutionaries first kill each other?

By: JimS

JimS — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:43:02 +0000

This is exactly why Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell are our friends. A liberal could never sway the followers of these guys. I have the faith that eventually these guys will each say or do something crazy enough that even their most fervent followers will see them as the charlatans they are.

#11 Yes sir, from my perspective too.

By: joshua

joshua — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 05:37:48 +0000

I just wish they would stop calling the religious-right *conservatives*. They are giving real conservatives a bad name. I know that I do the same sometimes when I use *Liberal* when I should say *far-left*.
But this is getting to be a habit that the media especially is good for. They know the difference between far-right and conservative, they just refuse to see it.
I’m not sure the far-right is even 20% but they make big waves, especially in the Republican party, just as the far-left is only 25 to 30% of the Democrats but weild a big stick in that party.

Centrists can win general elections, but can’t win the nominations most times of the 2 main party’s.

By: Shambler

Shambler — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:47:40 +0000

From my perspective, these people are using religion as a vehicle to get votes, and nothing more. Democrats, I'm sure, are just as corrupt as Republicans; but when you supposively claim to be religious, supported by God, for family-values, etc., the hypocracy is astounding. In a country that is supposed to be a "free" society where people are permitted to believe what we chose to, it is important that we not impose our beliefs on others. At the rate we're going, how are we going to be any different than the Taliban that we thought were so oppressing? Christianity is anything but under attack. Christianity is the majority religion in the United States. Making the elections and politics a religion popularity contest is anything but just. People should be voting based on their individual values.

By: ECA

ECA — Wed, 31 May 2006 23:46:34 +0000

Its a gathering trick,
finding Fault in Others…and proclaiming ‘They DID IT”..
This is a shotgun affect, they AIm at everyone and hope NOt to shot themselves in the foot.
Problem is,
Those that LISTEN, and think they are correct.

standard Hitler…Find the Pigeon everyone Hates…gather your flock, and SHOOT all the Pigeons.

By: Milo

Milo — Wed, 31 May 2006 23:17:12 +0000

I think this is some face saving. Both Richard Mellon-Scaife and Conrad Black are in no position to fund the right wing nuts anymore so these extremist voices will be muffled. This is the official explanation.

By: RTaylor

RTaylor — Wed, 31 May 2006 23:14:15 +0000

Religious fervor is cyclic. No sensible person could hardly stand Boston in the 18th century because of religious fanaticism. Fringe groups are to blame for a lot of this. The far left stirred the pot and forced large groups of conservatives to find a voice and political clout. Blame CNN and every liberal talking head that enraged these peoples sensibilities. They’re here and they’re not going anywhere. Radicals just need to hunker down and ride out the storm. It’s a time for centrists to lead.

By: Uncle Dave

Uncle Dave — Wed, 31 May 2006 22:28:40 +0000

#2: It’s so easy to be anti-right when they do so many screwy things.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 31 May 2006 21:48:53 +0000

I think I’ve got it now – if I embrace the Republican party, then Jesus loves me and I love the USA. Easy!

By: forrest

forrest — Wed, 31 May 2006 21:43:45 +0000

Secular America?!?!? That is really a bad thing?

Let the extreme religious right fight amongst themselves, they have no intention in making this country fair and right for those that don’t follow their “beliefs and morality.” If there are actually a few of them that actually are willing to compromise for the sake of “un-holy” and believe there is room for non-Christians to practice what they believe without government sanctions, good luck to them and I hope you win.