The Right Stuff, Sojourners Magazine/July 2004 - The Diigo Meta page

• 28 Apr 06
  

  Clay Burell

  Many people think the Religious Right has faded into obscurity and political powerlessness. In fact, it just might be stronger than ever.

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• 13 Jun 04
  

  ahughes2 Hughes

  The Right Stuff
  
  Many people think the Religious Right has faded into obscurity and political powerlessness. In fact, it just might be stronger than ever.
  by David Batstone and Mark Wexler
  
  
  
  
  
  In the mid-1990s, following Bill Clinton's secon

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  • "The Religious Right has been institutionalized within the Republican Party," confirms Kenneth Wald, a professor of political science at the University of Florida at Gainesville. "Just look at the leaders of the GOP."  Note the top seven ranking Republicans in the U.S. Senate: Bill Frist, Tennessee; Mitch McConnell, Kentucky; Rick Santorum, Pennsylvania; Bob Bennet, Utah; Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Texas; Jon Kyle, Arizona; and George Allen, Virginia. Other than party affiliation, what do these senators all have in common? Each has earned a 100 percent rating on the Christian Coalition's scorecard, voting in accordance with that organization's positions on key legislation.  A similar pattern exists among the Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives. Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas, who in part controls whether an issue will be even debated on the House floor, also receives a 100 percent on the Christian Coalition scorecard.

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  Clay Burell on 2006-10-03
  Many people think the Religious Right has faded into obscurity and political powerlessness. In fact, it just might be stronger than ever.

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