Reply #52: steadily chipping away [View All]

Someone in another post said that one of the reasons why this has been such a prominent story is that its a good way to distract attention away from other, more important stories such as Iraq and to strengthen the religious-right base in the run-up to the election. They are able to make it look like its an assault on their religious freedom and to rally support for their cause and to blame it all on us god-less liberal heathens.

Someone else said that the 2004 campaign will be about winning and securing support from each parties respective core voting block instead of reaching to centrist and moderate voters and maybe this is just an example of this idea.

I'm not religous at all and I have my views about what religion has done in the past and today, but I am always respectful of other peoples beliefs, even if I don't necessarily belive them. But these people raise my ire because of their blantant disregard for the constitution and their obvious intent of try to establish a theocracy in the United States. You see it with their constant harping about the "moral decay" of the United States and in such issues as school prayer and the commandments.

I think one reason why they are so adamant in their support and drive is a resistance to the changes that are going on in our society and what we are becoming as a country. I think they are afraid of the natural progression of society and are going to fight kicking and screaming to hold on to their view of what they feel America used to be like. That might be one reason why they are trying to get religon more integrated into government and civic life.