Are Tea Partiers Pro-Gay and Pro-Choice?
A democratic political strategist proposes a divide and conquer strategy — but is there any data or logic to support it?
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State of Belief Radio: The Roots of Christian Reconstructionism
On Welton Gaddy’s State of Belief, RD‘s Julie Ingersoll offers a primer on Christian Reconstructionism.
Read MoreRand Paul: We Wouldn’t Need Laws If Everyone Were Christian
Republican Senate candidate’s religion appears to trump the law. Is he a Christian Reconstructionist?
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Rand Paul and the Influence of Christian Reconstructionism
An explanation of theonomic libertarianism.
Read MoreThe Endurance Of Christian Reconstructionism
Does the resurgence of the John Birch Society signal a Reconstructionist resurgence, too?
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Tea Partiers and Religious Right Court at Values Voter Summit
Judging by this past weekend’s marquee event on the conservative calendar, the center of gravity is moving from religious right to Tea Partiers, from homosexuality to taxes. A closer look, however, reveals the growing symbiosis between the two.
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“[I] Pray For Barack Obama To Die And Go To Hell”: The Story The Media Missed
When an Arizona man brought guns to an Obama speech the story went unnoticed by a media prone to seeing such people as lone nuts. A look at the sermons of his virulently anti-gay pastor who’s been praying for Obama’s death, however, reveals similarities to a far right theology associated with militias, radical prolifers, and proponents of theocracy.
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