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- From: dejst5+@pitt.edu (David E Joslin)
- Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh
- Subject: Religious Right (Was: Rush Limbaugh: Victory from Defeat)
- Message-ID: <9929@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 22:06:25 GMT
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- eyc@acpub.duke.edu (EMIL CHUCK) writes:
- >dejst5+@pitt.edu (David E Joslin) writes:
- >-Several people have said this and I just don't understand it. What
- >-have you seen to make you think that "Religious Right" is used to refer
- >-to everyone who is religious?
- >
- >Southern Baptists sometimes are perceived that way. In fact, in a lot of
- >cases, just plain Christians are perceived thusly. Anyone who calls for
- >a return of morals and a values system in American society is labeled a
- >member of the "Religious Right."
-
- Well, my father was a Southern Baptist preacher, and
- I know very well that Southern Baptists are a very
- diverse group. Isn't Bill Clinton a Southern Baptist?
-
- To me it depends on what form the "call to a return to
- morals" takes. To use your right to freedom of speech
- to try to convince others to adopt a particular value
- system is one thing. To try to force it down other
- people's throats is another thing altogether. I think
- that the problem here is that a lot of people on both
- sides can't tell the difference.
-
- I fully realize that there are people who think that
- Christians should not even be allowed to express their
- personal beliefs about morality and values. But please
- don't assume that everyone who expresses disgust with
- the Religious Right has this attitude. Some of us
- simply don't want to have someone else's religious
- values forced upon us.
-
- David
-