"Let me make a correction. I should have narrowed my wrath to the evangelicals, or anyone who would attempt to force their beliefs on me or the secular public...including the anti-evolution nuts.
I realize that not all fundamentalists are like this. I have absolutely no problem with the ones who simply want to worship in their own way." Actually, I think that wrath directed at fundamentalists is well-placed. Evangelicals vary widely depending on whether they see 'sharing their faith' in terms of war and conquest (soul-winning) or in terms of caring and serving (compassionate ministry). The first group seems to get most of the spotlight. Those who try to force their beliefs on others via legislation or politics will fail. It is in our nature to resist control. "Fundamentalists CHOOSE their religion. They CHOOSE to force their beliefs on me and everyone else. They CHOOSE to discriminate against people who don't share their belief system." I think that the religious right as a political force has passed its high water mark and is in decline. They will still make a lot of noise, especially as they realize that things are slipping away. (i.e. the 2006 election was the start, 2008 is more of the same) Conservative evangelical churches (the ones paying attention) are trying to figure out why 'their kids' are leaving the church in droves during and after high school. That does not sound like a Christian revolution about to take the USA by storm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:265326 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
