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Ducimus · 11-21-07, 07:34 PM

Well its no big secret the fundies have had alot of clout, and the military has always been primarly republican in individual poltical leanings.

The clout of the religous right, i have to admit, find very disconcerting. Religion and state should be kept seperate, but the religious right, has other ideas.

I don't know if theres any conspiracy stuff going on, but they are very good at interjecting their dogma in peoples daily lives, in subtle ways. When i grew up, Halloween was about good fun, carving pumpkins, trick or treating, and dressing up in costume. The fun even extended into school - it was a simple holiday. These days its not allowed at school because some local christian thought it was pagan worship or some such. Even if it is, what's it to them?

Unfortunatly the evangilicals won't rest until the US is a religously controlled state, much like Iran. The effects are subtle and everwhere. I remember back in 1996, or 97, we used to see this guy around the barracks every wedsnday and sunday, dressed up in a suit, bible in hand, looking for converts. Most of us looked at him funny while drinking our beers thinking, "Is this guy serious? what a nutjob!" Well, taht guy wore the same uniform we did. That was 10 years ago, i wonder if theres more of those types now.

Whats more scary is The fundies are going after the next generation of americans. When you have kids growing up going to **** like this:

http://www.jesuscampthemovie.com/
(look at movies and pictures here, its F'ing scary)

I have to wonder if the US, a few generations from now, is going to be transformed into the "Christian republic of America", much like the "Islamic republic of Iran".

11-21-07, 07:34 PM	#2
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Well its no big secret the fundies have had alot of clout, and the military has always been primarly republican in individual poltical leanings. The clout of the religous right, i have to admit, find very disconcerting. Religion and state should be kept seperate, but the religious right, has other ideas. I don't know if theres any conspiracy stuff going on, but they are very good at interjecting their dogma in peoples daily lives, in subtle ways. When i grew up, Halloween was about good fun, carving pumpkins, trick or treating, and dressing up in costume. The fun even extended into school - it was a simple holiday. These days its not allowed at school because some local christian thought it was pagan worship or some such. Even if it is, what's it to them? Unfortunatly the evangilicals won't rest until the US is a religously controlled state, much like Iran. The effects are subtle and everwhere. I remember back in 1996, or 97, we used to see this guy around the barracks every wedsnday and sunday, dressed up in a suit, bible in hand, looking for converts. Most of us looked at him funny while drinking our beers thinking, "Is this guy serious? what a nutjob!" Well, taht guy wore the same uniform we did. That was 10 years ago, i wonder if theres more of those types now. Whats more scary is The fundies are going after the next generation of americans. When you have kids growing up going to **** like this: http://www.jesuscampthemovie.com/ (look at movies and pictures here, its F'ing scary) I have to wonder if the US, a few generations from now, is going to be transformed into the "Christian republic of America", much like the "Islamic republic of Iran".