The Death of The Religious Right

An excellent article, by columnist & radio show host Bill Press, it is viewable at WorldNet Daily. The last paragraph summarizes the article well:

In short, the dying influence of Christian Conservatives means that people of all faiths, or no faith at all, will feel comfortable participating in the political process- and not just those whjo subscribe to the narrow-minded, intolerant, mean-spirited brand of religion espoused by Dobson and robertson. And for that we collectively pray: Thank you Jesus.

As an aside, I'd like to point out to those who claim this to be a "Christian country", because it was initially settled by (narrow-minded, intolerant, mean-spirited) Christians like the Puritans and because the founding fathers were either religiously or ethnically Christian, that this logic also means that this is a "male" country (women had no real rights at the time and all the founders were "fathers") and that this is a "white" country (I know that there are a lot of people who would say Hallelujah to that and you can find out more about these bigots via the Southern Poverty Law Center).

This is neither. This is a FREE country. It became a country because its citizens were tired of taxation without representation (in Parliament) and they wanted their own say in their destiny. The USA may be of Christian heritage, simply because there were no free Hindus or Muslims in Western Europe at the time to be part of the process of forming a nation, but we exist so that no person has to follow the rules of any religion. Look at the middle east and the way women are treated there - they have no choice, in some places, as to whether they can drive a car or wear/not wear the clothes they desire. Many of these woman (say they) like it this way and others don't. If they had a choice in the matter they could dress and drive as they please. And don't tell me it's because of the Qu'ran because many Muslims interpret it without the social rules, just as many Jews and Christians interpret The Bible without the ancient Jewish laws of the old testament. Verbatim interpreters of The Bible would have stonings and sacrifices since they were allowed way back when (in the good old days when it was OK to crucify people). Those who want this to be a Christian theocracy should heed the old saying "Be careful what you ask for - you just might get it".