Deepening the religious divide.(THE LAST WORD)

IN THE RELIGIOUS WAR NOW BEING WAGED BY THE Republican Party, battles are designed not to be won but to mobilize troops for larger battles to come. The ultimate goal is not to dismantle the wall between church and state, although this would be a byproduct. It is to bring the majority of Americans who consider themselves religious into the Republican Party, thereby securing the GOP'S dominance for generations to come.

This is the only way to understand the Republicans' decision to politicize the tragic case of Terri Schiavo. They could not have seriously believed that their ...

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