The enemy within: evangelical fundamentalism in US armed forces

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Creationism is in open advance. Even at schools. A president launching wars at the word of God. More evangelicals than ever missionizing a bigger crowd - than ever. Internal analysis of the army voicing concern.
Religous right and neocons in unholy union being successfulk in disabling some vital parts of america's guaranteed, most vital and elementary freedoms.

No problem all that. But beware the wicked evil atheists! Well, Peking is fearing the Dalai Lama, another of these wicked evil atheists, accusing him of planning civil unrest and rebellion. Okay, when peking says so, it must be true.

You have a theocrat sitting in your White House right now, August - and you do not even see it when standing right in front of it.

I agree though on the pilgrims and founders having been religious people - somethign that often is overseen in europe. However, if these pilgrims really have been as intolerant and deaf for the voice of reason as the evangelical lords of TV today, is something different. If that would have been the case, the constitution, the bill of rights, the amandements and some more would not have been possible, and Thomas Jefferson and Ralph Waldo Emmerson would have ended on the stake. Actually, witch burning was not that bwide-spread and often practised as in Europe - whose climate of intolerance and supression these pilgrims tried to escape.

Obviously you have never heard of Cotton Mather Skybird. Evangelicals are nothing new in my country. I know you don't like our President but as much as you underestimate the power of 18th century American religion you way over estimate the influence of todays current crop of televangelists on the government of my country.