>http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=10875
>As in 1906, such an alternative will draw, in part, on the language
>of the Bible and the supernatural beliefs of most Americans, who
>live in a nation marked by a vigorous diversity of faiths that would
>have astonished James, the great philosopher of religious
>experience. The marriage between politics and piety in America has
>always been full of conflicts and misunderstandings. But it remains
>as strong as in Bryan's day and will probably endure as long as the
>nation itself. To deplore that fact only avoids the task of engaging
>it.
...says Kazin. Which I guess rules out seeing the piety as part of the goddam problem.
Doug