Rob308:
So you're more worried about Christians than about Islamists?
Can we consider a few differences between those groups?
Let's see; they both want everyone to believe like they do. Pretty much true of every religion I ever heard of, other than Judaism--but how do they seek converts? Hmmm. Christians talk to people. Islamists threaten to kill them, and often do.
How do they respond to art or public statements that they find offensive? Christians write letters to editors; Muslims take to the streets, burn things and kill people.
How do they seek to influence their governments? Christians lobby, vote and campaign. Islamists murder people who oppose them.
How do they oppose cultural practices that they find abhorrent? Christians write letters, editorials, and speak out (and explicitly denounce extremists who commit violent acts); islamists blow up nightclubs and murder filmmakers.
I looked at your sites. TruthOut is about as far left as it gets, and is not incidentally rabidly anti-gun. The Guardian has been anti-American for decades--and I don't believe that report of Bush's words for an instant. There wasn't even a confirmation of it in the article itself; without some corroboration, it sounds like a fabrication to me. Bush has explicitly said that God doesn't speak to him directly, only that he prays for guidance. And "Theocracywatch"? Please. Hysterical paranoia at the thought that a person who actually holds religious views might hold public office--or, worse, that religious people might actually try to organize, vote, and influence public policy! As if freedom OF religion means freedom FROM religion...
I find the perception that there's too much Christian influence in America a little puzzling. When I look at popular culture, it looks to me like we could use a good deal more. I'm not talking about porn and gangsta rap; if you look at popular TV shows and movies, with very few exceptions indeed, it appears that no one believes in God at all and that there IS no significant religious aspect to American life.
BTW, I'm Jewish.
Rob, with all due respect, what are you doing HERE? Wouldn't you be more at home on the Counterpunch or TruthOut forums? I can only speak for myself, but it seems to me that relatively few gun enthusiasts or 2nd-Amendment fans are flaming leftwingers or antireligious fanatics.
Just a thought. Believe what you want and post what you want, but don't be surprised if you encounter some, er, resistance.