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Max Blumenthal says: "I have covered the Christian right intensely for over four years. During this time, I attended dozens of Christian right conferences, regularly monitored movement publications and radio shows, and interviewed scores of its key leaders.
I have never witnessed any spectacle as politically extreme, outrageous, or bizarre as the one Christians United for Israel (CUFI) produced last month in Washington. See for yourself." [And decide whether it's all about Rapture or Rupture!]
a couple of years ago, i saw that news excerpt on 'Jesus Camp' and couldn't help thinking: "great. we're stuck between two great (in terms of magnitude) unstoppable forces of chauvinism, intolerance and sheer stupidity heading in opposing directions.
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Thank heaven the earth has a handful of friendly reasonable folks like you and me to counterbalance all that evolutionary deadweight huh? ;-) On a more sober note, all we can do is bear in mind that a single burning candle of love, peace and goodwill can neutralize a whole bunch of hostile darkness!
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