The corporate and religious forces have struck an unholy bargain

[mondo joe]

That's what I think.

For years the religious extremists were too mired in their absolutes to get very far.

Likewise the corporate masters couldn't tip their hand too far or even the more apathetic voters would challenge them.

But somewhere in the last decade or two they struck a compromise over the one resource they could share: US. The corporate interests would get our money - the religious interests get our souls (or think they do).

The corporate interests can exploit our work, and the religious interests can demand we live by their holy book.

And in the interest of both is that we have no illusions that WE own our own bodies. We are here to work, to pray, and to make future workers/worshippers.

And in this unholy bargain these two forces have each compromised but in doing so have gained more than they ever could have without the other.

[denverbill]

1. I think you misjudge the religious right.

Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell don't give a damn about saving souls.

They are in it for the money.

Now, not only are they scamming elderly people out of their money using their TV pleas, they are grabbing taxpayer dollars thanks to the 'faith based initiatives' promulgated by Idiotboy.

Either one would take $1 million over 1 million saved souls anyday.