[lbo-talk] Not in Search of the "Salt of the Earth" (Re: TimetoGet Religion)

[Marvin Gandall]

Yoshie:
> Canadians are much less religious than Americans: "Only 29 per cent of
> Canadians say religion is a very important part of their lives, in
> contrast to 59 per cent of Americans who give it high personal
> importance" (Michael Valpy, "Canadians Giving Up on Religion, Poll
> Finds," Globe and Mail, 10 September 2004,
> <http://www.wwrn.org/article.php?idd=3925&sec=74&con=5>
> <http://www.culturescanada.ca/media/news.php?detail=n1095093677.news>).
> -- 
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Ok, I will accept your point. But what I am really interested in knowing is
what course changes you want your fellow US leftists to make in relation to
organized religion. Should they join ("enter") the churches to help
strengthen their power - as they have historically attempted to do in the
case of the trade unions and working class parties? Or should they just
cultivate a more tolerant attitude to their adherents? That would give
us a clearer idea of what you are proposing, and condition the response to
it.