This was published in the Denver Post. I posted this yesterday in the Colorado state forum, but it left such an impression on me that I thought it needs wider exposure. It is just another example of how organized these self righteous control freaks are.
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~64~2108382,00.html Dave Schultheis a religious, far right conservative from Colorado Springs says conservatives embrace the philosophy outlined by The Wilberforce Center. Their site also ranks legislators on party loyalty and votes that support "conservative" issues.
On their recommended reading list is the Old and New Testaments. And they claim:
<The history of Western civilization starts in Jerusalem and runs through Athens, Rome, Paris, London, Berlin, and, ultimately, Washington, DC. If the Biblical narrative is to be believed, this history will end once again in Jerusalem. It is only in light of the Judeo-Christian moral and intellectual tradition that we can understand the rise of the Hebrew nation, the meaning of the ancient oriental empires, their connection, and that of Rome and Athens, to the rise of western European civilization, Jesus of Nazareth, the fall of Rome, the Middle Ages, the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic counter-reformation, the Renaissance, the French Revolution, the American Revolution, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Karl Marx, on-going conflict in the Middle East, "the Jewish question," the Nazi and Soviet movements, the modern American culture wars, and September 11, 2001. The Old and New Testaments are foundational to the conservative understanding of the world and of the American idea. Any revival of widespread conservative statesmanship will require widespread revival of sound Bible scholarship and wisdom. >
www.wilberforcecenter.org .
Also, one director works for Dave Schulteis and another founded Summit Ministries in Manitou Springs. www.summit.org .
<Moderate Gale Berry from Grand Junction says, "I think (November) is going to be an election to watch in terms of a bellwether on where the far-conservative movement is headed."
So, this is what we have come to. Cult Christianity is leading us back into a period of Inquisition and intolerance.
They believe that the Bible and Christianity are "conservative", and that "liberal" equates with "radical". They are anti-democratic to the core.