In Reply to: Re: Constitutional Cult posted by Radio Man on November 30, 2006 at 14:10:31:
Thanks for taking a look at the transcription of Sharlet's article at my site -- some work goes into putting that together and it's good to know it's getting read!
I think at bottom many of us (who are not "haters," BTW) do not believe the "extremist right" etc.self-styled "Christians" are in fact Christians at all. They are very similar in structure and style to 1960's cults of various kinds. Though they adopt the name "Christian" and use a kind of shaky theological structure taken from the Bible, they have none of the qualities one associates with Christ. Remove "Christian" from their title (because they don't deserve it) and tolerate them as just another bunch of separatists our freedom and prosperity make possible. The hate and anger seem to come from them, not from those of us who are concerned about what they are doing to comity and civility in America, their separatism.
Jeff Sharlet, I think, is the real thing, a real and searching Christian. I am not, but have great respect for the real thing! Hope you had a chance to look at the rest of Sharlet's writings.