CSPAN2 - 4pm - Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right

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The bestselling author of Stranger at the Gate provides an inside exposé of the Christian Right's agenda-and a playbook in how to resist it.

This Fall's midterm elections will see much discussion about the enhanced power of the Christian fundamentalist Right, leaving many people to wonder: just who are these people and what exactly do they want? What are their ultimate goals? The Reverend Mel White, a deeply religious man who sees fundamentalism as "evangelical Christian orthodoxy gone cultic," believes that it is not a stretch to say that the true goal of today's fundamentalists is to break down the wall that separates church and state, superimpose their "moral values" on the U.S. Constitution, replace democracy with theocratic rule, and ultimately create a new "Christian America" in their image. White's new book, Religion Gone Bad, is a wake-up call to all of us to take heed.

White is singularly qualified to write this exposé of the Christian Right because he himself was a true believer who served the evangelical movement as pastor, professor, filmmaker, television producer, author, and ghostwriter for such fundamentalist leaders as Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and Billy Graham, all of whom he got to know well. As he writes, "These are not just Neocons dressed in religious drag. These men see themselves as gurus called by God to rescue America from unrighteousness. They believe this is a Christian nation that must be returned forcibly to its Christian roots."

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1. The dangers are not "Hidden" at all.

Anyone with a brain just has to open their eyes and see the single biggest threat to humanity is religous extremism in any form.

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2. well, I'm curious to hear his views, as an 'insider'

and how he recognized it.

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3. I like this guy

he gets it.

Great stories about his learning process too.

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4. Fascinating.

Been watching for a while and was just gonna put it up.
Thanks.

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5. Mel White's website:

http://www.melwhite.org/

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6. His dad is my hero too!

damn. where's the kleenex? :cry:

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7. every gay, straight, religious or secular person needs to see this

and check out the website.

http://www.religiongonebad.com/

Jesus said Love, not Hate.