re: #302 iceweasel

The best way to mobilise a committed and fanatical following behind your agenda— a following that will ignore all facts and evidence that undermines the agends no matter what — is to tie your agenda to religion.

It’s been done in the abortion debate; it’s been done on gay marriage and gay rights more generally; it’s done by right wing extremists like the Christian Identity Movement; and it’s done by religious fanatics worldwide in all religions.

I would also add Global Warming to that list of agendas they’ve tried to tie to religion. For some reason it seems to have worked far less well than with abortion and gays. Why do you think that is?