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SarahM32

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6. Afraid of slander, propaganda, demonizing, etc.
Sat Aug 18, 2012, 10:11 PM
Aug 2012

As part of what I quoted says, the leaders of the "Religious Right" are "quick to accuse critics of being 'anti-religion' and of 'persecuting Christians.' And even though that is not true, most real Christians are simply too polite and politically correct to voice their criticism any more."

That's been a tactic for nearly 30 years, beginning as soon as the original Reaganite "Moral Majority" had gotten obvious and blatant about their theocratic agenda, and consequently came under criticism.

As soon as they were criticized, they quickly labeled their critics as "godless secular humanists," "anti-religious persecutors of Christians," etc.

It's just one of the many ways right-wing hypocrites try to silence dissent, criticism, truth, and everything they don't want to hear.

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