Comments on: Make way for the Evangelical center http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/04/02/make-way-for-the-evangelical-center/ A College Psychology Professor's Observations About Public Policy, Mental Health, Sexual Identity, and Religious Issues Wed, 23 May 2012 17:12:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael Bussee http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/04/02/make-way-for-the-evangelical-center/comment-page-1/#comment-96066 Michael Bussee Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:13:12 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/04/02/make-way-for-the-evangelical-center/#comment-96066 (1) Fractures emerging among the people who identify themselves as Religious Right (2) Starting to deemphasise partisan politics to a certain extent. (3 Attempting to reframe their message? (4) Disentangling from the Republican Party, (5) Having a more positive and less negative kind of tone, (6) Emphasising a broader range of issues, (5) A feeling on the Religious Right that those things are a problem for them? I think so -- and it's about time. I think it[s because most Americans are <em>sick to death</em> of the "Religious Right" speaking for them and acting as if they are the only "real" Americans and the only "true" Christians. Enough already! The R.R. is only making these "changes" becasue they know they are going to lose the Presidency this time around. (1) Fractures emerging among the people who identify themselves as Religious Right (2) Starting to deemphasise partisan politics to a certain extent. (3 Attempting to reframe their message?

(4) Disentangling from the Republican Party, (5) Having a more positive and less negative kind of tone, (6) Emphasising a broader range of issues, (5) A feeling on the Religious Right that those things are a problem for them?

I think so — and it’s about time. I think it[s because most Americans are sick to death of the “Religious Right” speaking for them and acting as if they are the only “real” Americans and the only “true” Christians. Enough already! The R.R. is only making these “changes” becasue they know they are going to lose the Presidency this time around.

]]> By: Mary http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/04/02/make-way-for-the-evangelical-center/comment-page-1/#comment-96043 Mary Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:07:24 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/04/02/make-way-for-the-evangelical-center/#comment-96043 I'll order and read. Thanks for the info! I’ll order and read. Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Randy Thomas http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/04/02/make-way-for-the-evangelical-center/comment-page-1/#comment-95949 Randy Thomas Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:11:55 +0000 http://wthrockmorton.com/2008/04/02/make-way-for-the-evangelical-center/#comment-95949 without getting into it in any detail... that is exactly right from what I have seen. :) without getting into it in any detail… that is exactly right from what I have seen.

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