Undercover with the Christian Right

In this excerpt from his new book, Matt Taibbi shares his experiences at a Hagee's boot camp for new converts.

By the end of the weekend I realized how quaint was the mere suggestion that Christians of this type should learn to "be rational" or "set aside your religion" about such things as the Iraq War or other policy matters. Once you've made a journey like this -- once you've gone this far -- you are beyond suggestible. It's not merely the informational indoctrination, the constant belittling of homosexuals and atheists and Muslims and pacifists, etc., that's ... Full Story »

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Kevin Reilly
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by Kevin Reilly - Oct. 1, 2008

It's entertaining. It's Taibbi getting his Gonzo on. This is a good airplane read, you could look around and try to guess which of your fellow passengers or maybe the pilot are among the anointees.

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