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e804f42 | It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer can claim the sanction of religion. A country which forbids an established church by law is prey to any denomination. The best that can be said is that this is pluralism of a kind. | christianity religion jesse-jackson united-states-constitution separation-of-church-and-state jerry-falwell pluralism religious-right united-states | Christopher Hitchens | |
776098f | The political vision of the religious right is for the most part an individualistic politics of righteousness, not a communal politics of compassion. | righteousness politics religious-right individualism | Marcus J. Borg |