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Originally posted by jaguar
I always thought that figure was a tad sus but there sure does to be alot more hardcore christians than in most of the western world...Or mabye i'm falling for media overhype again.*sighs*

Well, there's no doubt that the US is overly Christian. Unfortunately, you only hear from a few of the wacky ones like Oral Roberts, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell. They by no means represent the majority of those that are Christian and American. Oh, and let me not forget the Moonies. As the bumper sticker says, "The Christian Right is neither." I'd say it's more hype than anything...and $$$.

As for the republicans, the virtualy mainstream anti-abortion movement etc kinda gave me that impression. Not to mention that all-round fuckwit Ashcroft.

Ashcroft is a premium tool. Period. He lost his Senate seat to a dead guy last year. (God bless the spirit of Mel Carnahan.) *thinks for a minute* The only good thing I remember him doing as Governor of Missouri was repealing the Blue Laws (which banned most businesses from operating on Sundays in the state) in 1987. His state attorney general won a big anti-abortion case in the US Supreme Court that had the pro-choice crowd concerned, until another case from Louisiana (I believe) overturned it.

Republicans come in many shapes and sizes. While there is the stereotypical one (white, wealthy, Christian, suburbanite, pro death penalty, anti-abortion), some are pro-choice (Tom Ridge, our former governor, and the new Secretary of Homeland Security is one). We now know dham is not Christian. And (although I cannot even fathom why), some Republicans are Hispanic (George P. Bush, George Bush's nephew) and African-American (Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma).

One interesting note regarding Republicans though: During the Presidential primaries last year, the state of Virginia had voters sign a (non-binding) notice stating that they would vote Republican in the November election. The rationale for this was that Virginia had only a Republican primary, and many Democratic voters were planning to go in and vote for John McCain (b/c while the primary was for Republican candidates, the primary itself was open to all voters).