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Overview of Major Figures, Groups, and Issues
The term "radical/religious right" refers to groups which,
despite other ideological differences,
share in common that they pose a threat to liberty,
democracy and pluralism.
They are "radical" in that they advocate extreme
and dramatic changes in society.
They are "religious" in that they tend to base their ideologies
upon religious doctrines and religious texts.
Members range from self-righteo
s moral warriors
like Pat Robertson and Don Wildmon
to less overtly religious organization like the
Heritage Foundation to even white supremacist groups
and militias like the Ku Klux Kla
n.
What links them are their ideas on who should hold power
and how that power should be exercised.
The most radical
of the religious right can be found
in movements like Christian Identity,
one of the most dangerous theological doctrines in America today.
It is made all the more dangerous by the fact
that so few people even realize that it exists,
much less what exactly it represents.
Christian Identity is a dominant theology
of many active right-wing Christians,
including many if not most Ku Klux Klan groups.
Overview of Major Figures, Groups, and Issues
The term "radical/religious right" refers to groups which,
despite other ideological differences,
share in common that they pose a threat to liberty,
democracy and pluralism.
They are "radical" in that they advocate extreme
and dramatic changes in society.
They are "religious" in that they tend to base their ideologies
upon religious doctrines and religious texts.
Members range from self-righteo
s moral warriors
like Pat Robertson and Don Wildmon
to less overtly religious organization like the
Heritage Foundation to even white supremacist groups
and militias like the Ku Klux Kla
n.
What links them are their ideas on who should hold power
and how that power should be exercised.
The most radical
of the religious right can be found
in movements like Christian Identity,
one of the most dangerous theological doctrines in America today.
It is made all the more dangerous by the fact
that so few people even realize that it exists,
much less what exactly it represents.
Christian Identity is a dominant theology
of many active right-wing Christians,
including many if not most Ku Klux Klan groups.