The Evangelical Problem

At the risk of being offensive, I have to acknowledge the problem evangelicals pose to US society. They've hijacked the Republican party, and made it seem like our key issues are abortion and homosexuality. They are loud and try to legislate their morality upon everyone else. Every Republican politician and candidate feels that it is a necessity to pander to them.

I'm sick of them yelling about their conspiracy theories and creationism. The fact that they want to teach young earth creationism in public schools is not only a sign of their stupidity, but also of the fact that they don't respect the constitution. Any other Christians here feel the need to stand up to them?

I agree with you, we need to stand up against them. A times I believe that there trying to preach religion and forgetting the purpose for which we have elected them.

Not the politicians, the evangelicals themselves. In any other country, Falwell would have been in an asylum or on a rope.

oh i agree with you completely

They are a threat, but it isn't american society I have concerns for. These guys know they can't convert the local physicist, plus the local physicit isn't numerous and doesn't procreate much. Plus research doesn't pay.

The chinese arent having it and indians are either muslim or hindu already.

Now the poor african guy has a lot of resources, no education and goes at it like a rabbit. He can be purchased with surplus subsidised bread(and make him become dependant on it). Plus, when they mix christianity with the traditional religious beliefs, you get witch hunts, burnings at the stake and everything. the evangelist wet dream.

fanatism and fanatics always been dangerous, for themself as for others, whatever the God they pray. They have the identical problem in Islamist countries. I don't know if Christian fanatism is an answer to Islam fanatism?

Peoples tend to be fanatic in desperate situations...to create a "comfort zone". What causing USA's "desperate" situation? Other religions, economy, crisis in the world, inner problems etc.?

p.s.The lack of alternative political options in USA is probably an other part of the problem (republicans vs democrats). In Quebec province (in Canada) only we have the Neo democrat party, Conservators, Liberals, Green party, Quebecer's block (separatist), Union of Quebecers (also separatist), + many other lill parties. More options peoples have, less fanatism is encounter.