Extremely bad

[solarbird]

We're fucked.

President Bush has won re-election by running, essentially, to the evangelicals. Most of his campaign was based on winning mostly with them.

Anti-queer initiatives passed in 11 out of 11 states. All of the amendments ban queer marriage. Most also ban civil unions. At least one makes queer marriage a crime outright (a misdemeanor), not just prohibited.

NPR exit pollers are being surprised by how many people are giving "moral values" as a big reason for voting, and voting Bush. "moral values" means anti-abortion-rights and anti-gay stance.

I don't think we'll get the anti-gay Federal amendment revote next year. I think we'll get year after next, to whip up the vote again by lashing into us.

But if Bush really does name another Scalia or another Thomas to the court - as he's said repeatedly he wants to do - and that person replaces one of the five in the 5-4 decision overturning last year's repeal of the anti-gay sodomy laws - we could be kicked back 20 or 30 years in a very, very short period of time.

The evangelicals won this election.

It's bad.

It's really bad.

Comments

"Evangelical"

[kvogel.livejournal.com]

A notable ingrediant to the "American Evangelical" movement is its desire to spread the WORD. Often in a very aggressive fashion. Many believe that it is their duty to "save" everyone from their heathen ways. And if anyone rejects them, obviously they are the worst of sinners for rejecting the One True Way of GOD and they can then call jhad against them and all their kind. And additional aspect that creeps in is a bit of Calvinist snobbery that lets them distain the less fortunate, as God takes care of his own. So the less fortunate obviously haven't gotten right with God and have only their Godless kharma to blame (as God's chosen are pre-ordained and those not chosen are simply SOL)

Re: "Evangelical"

[murson.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the input! So, "Proseltysing Right-wing Conservative Christian Fundamentalists", even! Geez, this gets better and better... (sorry for the sarcasm dripping off of there!)

Again, this is different to what I've experienced over here. While my wife is a Christian, she (and the rest of the congregagtion at her church) seem to prefer to "advertise" Christianity (or its ideals) through actions, rather than bible-bashing sermons. They also seem happy to let others believe as they will - given that I am Asatru, this is probably a useful trait for the well-being of our marriage! :)