The new Christian right has been a thorn in the collective sides of politico's and progressives since the end of the Second Great War.
Since their beginning alongside Jerry Falwell and other conservative leaders,their grandstanding and obstructionism has not only gone against their values as christians, but they've been hypocrites as well..
With the recent election, many things have changed in the political spectrum. These political groups which at one point had the proverbial world in their palms, have quickly and effectively learned of the difference between church and state.
The recent supreme court decision in Iowa is a great example of this.
This, and other things, have led to a new movement among the younger and more scriptually biased conservative christians, and I am more than happy to see it come.
I have no problems with religion, and will readily stand up for religious rights. But my main problem has been the christian right's attempt to legislate through scripture.
Maybe it's over?
But there's another fissure, which in the short term, may be even more consequential. It's between leaders of the religious movement vs. those more inclined to take John 18:36 to heart (Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world").
The split first emerged, on a conceptual level, about a decade ago, when Cal Thomas, a far-right columnist and founding member of the Moral Majority, write a book called "Blinded by Might," arguing that conservative evangelical Christians have been going about their efforts all wrong. Religious right activists, Thomas said, should focus less on political power and influence -- having a seat at the proverbial GOP table -- and more on religion and family.
I actually see this as a step forward for the Christian right.
What does everyone think?
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