[lit-ideas] Re: Religion/Stated, was Vote Bush if...
- From: Ursula Stange <Ursula@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 10:20:02 -0400
I'm not sure the two and two here add up to four. There are too many
other factors at play. Besides, even if it were true, the religious
establishment, as opposed to the followers, wouldn't lose interest --
and they'd make life hell for lots of people if they had the power to
remake the country in their image. The faction of Christians who would
want this kind of power seem to me exactly the same as the faction of
Muslims that want that kind of power. And it was Lord Acton.
Ursula,
in too much of a hurry to neaten this note up...
Andy Amago wrote:
> It was suggested that when institutions are nationalized, interest is lost.
> Ironically, the very attempt by fundamentalist Christians in this country
> through the Bush administration to unite the Christian faith with the
> constitution may signal its demise as it goes from a religious to a political
> institution. Indeed, the expression (said by ???) that power corrupts but
> absolute power corrupts absolutely was said about the Catholic church.
>
>They didn't mention that in Iran the state and religion are connected. My
>personal explanation is that the Muslim religion differs from Western
>religions in that it is so much more authoritarian that it becomes life
>itself, and therefore cannot be compared to the West.
>
>
>Andy Amago
>
>
>
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>From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
>Sent: Oct 30, 2004 8:59 AM
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>You guys tell it to Theoria (Tom Hart et al) -- I'm afraid to. A hand would
>likely come through my computer monitor and rip my head off. I keep trying
>to figure out how to explain to my kids why all their Christian friends'
>parents are for Bush (or have I mentioned this already?). The Baptists
>because
>he's an alleged Evangelical; the Catholics because of the stem cell and right
>to life issues. <sigh>
>
>Julie Krueger
>trying not to despair
>
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