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A 3 page paper that provides some highlights in this book. The writer also discusses the perspectives from which the author is writing and what he says about the Religious Right. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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that he is a political liberal. He knows what he is talking about and in this book, provides insight that would surely change what he considers some real misconceptions. For
example, evangelicals were not always so aligned with the Republican Party. That shift did not happen until the Carter Administration and one of the things that was a catalyst was
the governments attempt to revoke the tax exempt status of Bob Jones University because it had racially discriminating policies. The Religious Right would have people believe they switched alliance to
the Republican Party because of Roe v Wade but that is not true. That issue was added later. The catalyst was revoking tax-exempt status for private colleges. At the time,
Evangelicals said very little about the abortion issue. He is both an evangelical and a social and political liberal because, he says, he takes Scripture seriously. He attacks the Religious
Right for using Scripture selectively in order to meet their own goals. This group has become champions only of their own agenda whereas Scripture tells us to walk humbly with
God, to do justice and to love mercy. These are not the common messages from the Religious Right. In fact, they seem to ignore the Sermon on the Mount entirely.
He also reminds people that Jesus never said anything about abortion or homosexuality and said very little on family values and yet, these are the issues of the Religious Right.
Evangelicalism is not what it was in the 19th century. Then, evangelicals were at the forefront of major political and social issues and they were involved in progressive causes,
like abolition and womens suffrage. In todays world, though, evangelicals seem to be about political expedience. As an example, school vouchers go far more to religious schools and to the
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