"You said in your post that our government had been "coopted"--your word--by a particular denomination. There is no evidence of this "cooption" expressed in any major government policy."
1. Stem cell research
2. Faith based initiatives
3. Ban on overseas aid for agencies that also deal in abortion
to name 3.
I have noted before that there is a great deal of hypocrisy on the right over 2 and 3.
By govt rules if (2) ever takes affect, a faith based group cant use the govt money to do religious stuff directly (e.g. buy bibles).
Compare with Family planning agencies who can't receive govt aid because they also carry out abortions - DESPITE the fact that under law they can't use the money directly on abortions anyway.
(Similar to doublespeak on Israel's wall - Hey! You can't use any of the 3 billion on the wall!!!)
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Co-optioned
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- re: I was thinking more of the church.
- Thoreau's saying