Has American-Style Conservatism Become a Religion? by Joshua Holland

[hue]

http://www.alternet.org/story/152434/has_american-style_conservatism_become_a_religion

Sept. 15, 2011 "As the American right lurches from traditional conservatism – a go-slow approach to governing that stresses the importance of continuity and social stability – to a far more reactionary brand typified by acolytes of Ayn Rand and Tea Party extremists waving misspelled signs decrying Democrats' "socialism," the time has come to ask whether modern “backlash” conservatism has become a religious faith rather than a pedestrian political ideology."...

[bemildred]

1. A dogmatic ideology, like Marxism, not a religion. nt

[hue]

2. true but believers share a Christian fundamental perception

and it is preached in the churches. Remember both Bachmann & Palin's testimonies in fundamental churches.
Perhaps the better question is: Have fundamental religions become a Conservative American style political movement?
For example, I know some co workers who go to church conferences in order to find out how to vote.

[bighughdiehl]

3. what do you mean?

The church conference tells them who to vote for? That is illegal, call the IRS!
They tell them what issues to vote on? Not illegal, but dangerous.
It seems like churches are now owned by corporate America just
like everything. There are plenty of bible verses against that,
but fundamentalists are, shall we say, less than consistent in their
oh-so-literalism.