>One is to get away from the Inside the Beltway frame of the Christian
>Right being ignorant "religious political extremists," -- a contentless
>DLC spin label that demonizes a large and motivated constitutency that
>makes up a significant portion of the elctorate. This requires
>developing a narrative that appeals to moral concerns without abandoning
>the demand for equal human rights for all.
>
>PRA has been saying this for ten years. Here is a paragraph from our
>flyer "Ground Rules and Tips for Challenging the Right."
>
>"Be careful to respect people's right to hold opinions and religious
>beliefs that you may find offensive.
I rspect their right to hold those beliefs, but do I have to respect the beliefs themselves? The literal truth of Genesis? The need for Iraq to burn to fulfill prophecies of Armageddon? They're ludicrous and dangerous.
Doug