tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post2957969884606927321..comments2023-11-05T02:47:24.986-08:00Comments on D e e p C o n f u s i o n: "Useful Idiots"HopeSpringsATurtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01674162196011919272noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-83211876129881808552008-06-06T13:13:00.000-07:002008-06-06T13:13:00.000-07:00an article by ms. wicker ran in the atlanta journa...an article by ms. wicker ran in the atlanta journal-constitution today (6/6/08) entitled, “Fundamentally, fewer adherents: Evangelical Exodus.” i don't think it's a book excerpt, but it covers the same ground.<BR/><BR/>i think it’s dead on, and i’m quite tickled about it, frankly. :)<BR/><BR/>rather than stick all my comments here, you can read them on my website (URL below) if you care to. the post is entitled, "when you're falling awake."<BR/><BR/>mike rucker<BR/>fairburn, ga, usa<BR/><A HREF="http://mikerucker.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">mikerucker.wordpress.com</A>spud tooleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921322553025339949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-27351829994067787862008-05-26T12:06:00.000-07:002008-05-26T12:06:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, the news in this country has a habi...Unfortunately, the news in this country has a habit of listening to the loudmouths, as long as these lhey're saying things to which most viewer (readers?) won't object. If <A HREF="http://undergroundunbeliever.blogspot.com/2008/05/some-exciting-newsabout-ad.html" REL="nofollow">this article</A> is to be believed, these loudmouths are as loud and shameless as ever.<BR/><BR/>I'm fascinated to know why you think this group is smaller than we've been led to believe, and what baseline you're comparing your stats to, but I don't find your premise unbelievable, that's for sure.Cujo359https://www.blogger.com/profile/10385213658828021737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27627502.post-19769504381449901862008-05-26T11:46:00.000-07:002008-05-26T11:46:00.000-07:00Thank you for your comments on "The Fall of the Ev...Thank you for your comments on "The Fall of the Evangelical Nation." I'm the author as you know. Your characterization of the book's effect was vividly put.<BR/><BR/>If I were to sum up the conclusion of the book's stats, I'd say, "We've been duped." <BR/><BR/>There's nothing but a little group of men behind that curtain. As a journalist, I should have discovered that long ago. <BR/><BR/>The Religious Right is smaller than anyone knew. About a fourth as large as we thought. Not one out of every four Americans, but one out of every 14. Not 25 percent but 7 percent. <BR/><BR/>They pulled off the biggest publicity scam in American history.<BR/><BR/>Take a look at this month's Mother Jones for a good idea (from an evangelical) of the book's findings.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com