re: #2 Bob Levin

For the Christian Right to gain real political momentum, a lot of folks have to become enthusiastically religious, so much so that they lose perspective on how society works and the institutions that keeps society stable.

It’s called the Tea Party. You may have heard of it. It has candidates running in several major races, complete with their anti-science, anti-gay, anti-woman, conspiracy-ridden, anti-government, bigoted, religious, dogma.

I’d say it’s a lot more likely than you think. I say that because there’s an active movement to accomplish those goals, right now. There are immensely popular pundits and television networks dedicated to propagating this mindthink. Limbaugh, Beck, Fox News, Buchannan, Huckabee, Palin - they’re certainly anything but low profile. These are core elements of a political party that represents about 50% of the voters.

And while Obdicut may have used the word “rape” to describe an indelicate medical procedure, several states have cracked down on women’s legal reproductive rights, and more are on the slate. For example, Colorado is currently considering giving zygotes personhood status. South Dakota tried to make abortions illegal, altogether.

This is fundamentalist horseshit, being sprayed like a firehouse from several directions. Effectively, it soaks everyone that way. Don’t think you won’t get any on you.