The Top Ten Power Brokers of the Religious Right

You might have heard of Pat Robertson and James Dobson, but they're just the tip of the iceberg.

"The Religious Right is not dead," said Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United. "AU's new survey of its funding and power should help dispel the myth that the Religious Right is on the ropes. Forces determined to merge government with their narrow version of religion are alive and kicking, and it behooves us all to understand their goals and tactics." Full Story »

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Fred Gatlin
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by Fred Gatlin - Nov. 11, 2008

This is an interesting article that describes the Religious Right primary organizations. It also shows the at least some of the connections between organizations. It is interesting that each organization is closely associated with one individual and many of those individuals are past 70. I would have liked to see the transition issue included in the story.

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Nov. 10, 2008

This excellent article is an in depth study of the characteristics of the major right wing religionists. Good information. Good research. If Americans want to see the extent of the threat to democracy by right wing religionists, this is the place. The monies most have are obscene.

The myopic philosophies of right wing religionists are woefully out of date, Their major hot buttons–abortion, same sex marriages, and mixed marriages–are not those of the emerging voting youth, who really are responsible for Obama being president, overcoming racist voting of their elders. Nutcake religionists are simply not in the prevue of most of those who will soon take control of the 21st century.

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 12, 2008

The article includes thorough investigative reporting, including reporting on organizations that try to be secretive. The story has breadth and depth, and high importance for those who would side with Madison regarding the need to keep a wall of separation between religiosity organizations and the state.

In a 1997 sermon, Land insisted he does not favor theocracy – he just believes a majority should be able to impose its religious will on others. More »

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Gregory Kruse
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by Gregory Kruse - Nov. 10, 2008

It certainly is the right magazine for this report. It is a full and no-nonsense exposition of what every interested person should know about the people who advocate for church-state union. The amount of money funding these people and the organizations they have built is staggering. They are directly opposed to such civil liberties as are espoused by the ACLU, for instance.

This article deserves attention partly because it is a harbinger of the 2010 and 2012 election strategy of the Religious Right. They may not win back any seats, but they may use their money to launch more Propositions.

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Joel Kulenkamp
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by Joel Kulenkamp - Nov. 10, 2008

This is a very well-detailed story--complete with oodles of facts and figures, websites, and other noteworthy minutia; lots of equally noteworthy quotes help as well, as well as descriptions like that of James Dobson as "a grandfatherly dispenser of homespun wisdom on how to raise kids and build strong marriages" even though his politics seem as extreme as the day is long.

Let's hope the likes of future President Barak Obama can break this stranglehold!

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