Danforth Descries Religious Right Takeover of GOP

In Little Rock today Former UN Ambassador and U.S. Senator John Danforth said, "I think that the Republican Party fairly recently has been taken over by the Christian conservatives, by the Christian right. . . it's divisive for the country." He added:

"I think the question arises when a political party becomes identified with one particular sectarian position and when religious people believe that they have the one answer, that they understand God's truth and they embody it politically," he said.

"Nothing is more dangerous than religion in politics and government when it becomes divisive," he said. "I'll give you examples: Iraq. Northern Ireland. Palestine."

Thanks, Senator Danforth, you've expressed my sentiments exactly.

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