Monday, July 30, 2007

The Christian Right

Let me make this perfectly clear: no matter how many times TV or newspaper refers to the "Christian right" there is no such thing. Period!

One can be Christian or one can be right-wing. Pick one!

Wikipedia says:
The term "Christian Right" is used by scholars and journalists, to refer to a spectrum of right-wing Christian political and social movements and organizations characterized by their strong support of conservative social and political values. And that is likely close to how those who refer to themselves thus believe themselves to be. But they are not.

The definition should be reworded to refer to a spectrum of right-wing political and social movements and organizations who usurp the term "Christian" to give the appearance of legitimacy to a humanistic and corporatist set of philosophies the majority of which directly oppose the teachings of Jesus Christ.