Originally posted by 04marauder:Only thing to point out here is that they already possess the fraction of this population and have for years. Which would mean the domination would have already occurred but it doesn't.
Personally I think the domination is coming along pretty nicely. There's a self-described Evenagelical in the White House as we speak, and he sure didn't hold back on appointing a cabinet and federal judges who share his religious identification.
The Evangelical lobby may have possessed the numbers and money in the past, but up until '00 they didn't have the instant means of communication (internet) to whip up instant support for petitions, fundraisers, and grassroots campaigning. I read an article once which mentioned how an Evangelical lobbyist was amazed at how he could collect 10,000 signatures on a petition in a matter of minutes.
IMO what we're seeing is one of the world's most fervent groups become one of the world's most efficiently-mobilized lobbying machines. It will take a massive effort by more moderate groups to counteract that power in the next election.
They are definately a large block of influential and powerful voters and activists that need to be accounted for. That's clear. What's not so clear is this notion that they have succeeded or will succeed in creating an oppressive church run state. Don't tell me everyone has conceded to this kind of grim vision for our country. We're all better than that.
And the more moderate groups you speak of not only exist but they exist within the church itself. As I've been trying to point out. But nobody seems to believe me, which is fine.
Not all christians are happy with the direction our leadership has taken this country. My feeling is that there will be a realization in the church that neither of the two major political parties are representing the biblical principles that christians value. Republicans can not and should not claim to be the party 'chosen by God'. If they do continue that kind of disturbing rhetoric their only going to qualify themselves as modern day Pharisee's. As for the Democrats, well they just don't get it. They don't see the relevance of embracing a deeper spiritual or dare I say christian tradition into their party.
But this shift in the church is occuring imo and eventually change will come in the form of more moderate voices gaining influence.
