The essay has an arresting title -- "Jerry Falwell Lives . . . in Poland!" In it Michelle reveals that the Poles are now investigating whether teletubbies are gay.
Here's a quote:
Taken alone, this would be merely absurd, but it is symptomatic of something slightly more serious. Anxiety about the Teletubbies' orientation is far from the only religious right meme that's taking off globally. Over the last several years, the Christian right has become increasingly active on the international stage. Initiatives to introduce so-called intelligent design -- an intellectually tarted-up version of creationism -- have been launched in Germany and Holland, of all places.
Meanwhile, George Bush has put activists like Concerned Women for America's Janice Crouse and Christian radio host Janet Parshall on US delegations to UN conferences, and a number of Christian right NGOs have aquired consultative status at the United Nations, giving their messages a veneer of legitimacy.
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