On god and democrats: will religion give democrats the usual fits this election year? Maybe. But it shouldn't be forgotten that there is a "religious left" in America--it just doesn't go around making lots of noise.(Religion)
American Prospect, The, March, 2004 by Parker, Richard
SHORTLY BEFORE THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL RACE started, Gertrude Himmelfarb, the aging Athena of neoconservatism, found herself struggling to express what she felt were the core values differences between Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives. What she came up with was that America had become "one nation, two cultures." "One is religious, puritanical, family centered, and somewhat conformist," wrote The Economist in describing her vision.
"The other is tolerant, hedonistic, secular, predominantly single, and celebrates multiculturalism. These ...
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