Doug Henwood wrote:
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> It'd be nice if family values-style religion had less influence on
> policy, but unfortunately it has plenty.
There's some problem with the direction of causality here. Was it Ken that suggested a link between the women's movement and religiosity as a backlash? "Family Values" (which I'm reasonably sure were never invoked before the last 20 or 30 years) seem definitely to be aimed at the women's movement -- and defenders of family values then reach for religious support for what is essentially not a religious but a social issue (if the two can be divided that neatly??). In any case, it would be nice if both would go away, whichever comes first.
Carrol