Christofascism--First time I've heard this term
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 10:53 amhttp://religiondispatches.org/a-pence-p ... its-money/
Stephen finds these pieces. He's posted a fair collection of them here over the years, usually to prove a point, but frequently disconnected from the real point he wants to make.
Other than a brief hiatus during the Reagan years from the staunchly Democratic, labor union, populism that I grew up with, I've stayed away from right wing Evangelical politics. Though I've never seen this particular term before--Christopher Hutchins book, American Fascists being probably the closest I've seen connecting the ideology of fascism to right wing Christian politics--this kind of ideology is one reason I've avoided the political right. For one thing, the "all or nothing" commitment required of politicians on the issues makes common sense consideration of most positions impossible and blatantly inconsistent. If you're a right winger, you have to be for protecting the unborn, and against protecting anyone from exploitation in health insurance or health care. You can't be pro-life, and pro-union. I think that's ridiculous. You've sold out your faith if your politics overwhelms its identity.
Stephen finds these pieces. He's posted a fair collection of them here over the years, usually to prove a point, but frequently disconnected from the real point he wants to make.
Other than a brief hiatus during the Reagan years from the staunchly Democratic, labor union, populism that I grew up with, I've stayed away from right wing Evangelical politics. Though I've never seen this particular term before--Christopher Hutchins book, American Fascists being probably the closest I've seen connecting the ideology of fascism to right wing Christian politics--this kind of ideology is one reason I've avoided the political right. For one thing, the "all or nothing" commitment required of politicians on the issues makes common sense consideration of most positions impossible and blatantly inconsistent. If you're a right winger, you have to be for protecting the unborn, and against protecting anyone from exploitation in health insurance or health care. You can't be pro-life, and pro-union. I think that's ridiculous. You've sold out your faith if your politics overwhelms its identity.