Politicizing Religion

Sept 1, 2006 -- "I have noticed an interesting trend on the radical left recently. Parts of the left are engaged in a propaganda war aimed at ?taking back religion? from the right. Or at least neutralizing it. On a stroll through a local Barnes & Noble the other day I spotted at least three new books bemoaning the involvement of religion in the political process. This is becoming a common theme. Fear of ?theocracy? - which is, of course, a ludicrous term - appears to be widespread on the outer reaches of the left. This makes sense politically. Perhaps the strongest single presence refusing to yield to the secular ?progressive? juggernaut is the religious right." ... Read More: "Politicizing Religion ..." by Patrick J. Shanahan at Alain's Newsletters