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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Which word is humpty and what do you mean by that?
I found the article did an excellent job of articulating vague feelings that I have been having about the religeous right.
It all goes right along with the Jim Jones movement. He was the fellow who took his flock from Indianapolis to Guyana and then had them all drink poisoned kool aide, men women and chlldren.
Some Messiah.
Pretty scarey.
Several of my children are attending churches which i feel may be in this sphere. I am troubled by it but don't know what to do about it.
Thanks for posting the article. It is serious food for thought.
BTW Mrs. W spotted Dobson for what he is 20 years ago when I saw him as just a nice fellow talking about family values.
Tom w
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There is a new documentary on Jim Jones. Saw it in the theatre in December but it is an American Experience production so it should be appearing on PBS. (It may already have appeared there). First rate film although it doesn't make any explicit attempt to draw the parallel between Jones and Fascism.
I found Hedges earlier book, 'War is a Force that gives us Meaning' to be a compelling and disturbing read.