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The Grand Religious Right Conspiracy

I reckon y'all know me well enough to know that I am about as irritated by the "all religious are the same" mindset as a bull is having his privates tied up. Worse still is when this ignorance spills over into the notion that "all forms of fundamentalism are equally dangerous." Yes, and all colors are equally red.

I am "blessed" to hear a good deal of the hand-wringing being done by those who are terrified about the coming Christian Crusade to end democracy in America...and, of course, we are offered a host of new books, which demonstrate that the conservative republicans aren't the only ones who can be accused of inciting fear amongst the masses.

Ross Douthat, at First Things, has written an excellent essay that ought to calm some fears and end some of the hand-wringing. Read it.