religious crackpots in public life, was Re: The heart of a leftist

[Chip Berlet]

The role of Protestant evangelicalism and fundamentalism in shaping US politics
and culture is very important and often overlooked.

See my opus Dances with Devils for a look at some of the apocalyptic roots of
this:

http://www.publiceye.org/Apocalyptic/Dances_with_Devils_TOC.htm

The best easy-to-read book is Martin, William. (1996). With God on Our Side: The
Rise of the Religious Right in America. New York: Broadway Books.

-Chip Berlet