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The Rise of Christian Nationalism

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ahem Avatar
ahem
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Posted: 02.24.11, 10:44 AM
I started listening with optimism, but after a while it became overkill. Really? Criticize their architecture? Their neighborhoods? This is what they mean by "culture wars" I guess. Take no prisoners?

And is there no merit whatsoever to parents' fears about current curriculae? Do the churches do any good? Help the homeless? Provide scholarships? I found Sarah Posner's "God's Profits" while not without hostility, much more civil.


This was pure PROPAGANDA.
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Posted: 06.09.06, 05:31 PM
The book doesn't have to be read to be able to break down one self-contained statement. The assertion that the US is "in the grips of fevered religious radicalism" is patently absurd. And however valid the rest of her case may be that is not a very strong starting point.
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Al Romano
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Posted: 06.07.06, 01:45 PM
I think she does make a case and then build facts and anecdotes around the case to create a provocative conclusion. Nothing new there. But she does imho effectively explore the fascinating and sometimes perverse relationship between religion and nationalism, an ancient and often difficult intersection that generally includes justification for military and commercial adventurism.
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Posted: 06.07.06, 01:14 PM
I like Goldberg's articles on Salon, but my first impression when hearing about her book was that it may be a bit of an overreaction. She's an insightful writer, though, and almost always a good read.
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Al Romano
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Posted: 06.06.06, 06:05 PM
Hey SNS, maybe you oughta read her book. She makes her case effectively.
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Posted: 06.03.06, 02:35 PM
Yes, I find that to be quite funny. Iran perhaps? Afghanistan under the Taliban? These might qualify as countries gripped quite literally (i.e. organs of power all in the hands of religious extremist) by religious radicalism. To make that claim about the US suggests either (a) a complete lack of perspective or (b) a desire to strike a pose for her target audience.
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Posted: 06.03.06, 02:10 PM
America is "in the grips of a fevered religious radicalism". Sorry, that statement doesn't pass the silly giggles test. Totally unfounded sensationalist hackery. Michelle apparently has very little appreciation for the realities of a polity "in the grips of fevered religious radicalism."
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Posted: 05.31.06, 12:08 PM
Goldberg's telling of the rise of a small sect, known as the Christian Nationalists, is both revealing and shocking. While they are a small sect that are a minority even among religious evangelists, they power they are gaining as interns in the White House is a fearful thought. Goldberg makes a clear distinction between conservative Christians and the Christian Nationalists. The vision she projects is unsettling if the Christian Nationalists continue to gain power.
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