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Far-right religion eats its own

Explore how fundamentalist hate-mongers shape politics, influencing leaders like McCain amid the ongoing John McCain endorsement controversy.

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What hath God wrought? For years, the conservative movement in this country has increasingly used religion as a weapon, sometimes with extreme Machiavellian motives. Now, of course, it's impossible for anyone to get elected to any position of authority -- Repub or Dem -- without declaring themselves not just as religious, but as a certain type of religion. If you're not Judeo-Christian, you might as well give up now. This is coming back to haunt them. Right now, John McCain is dealing with backlash from being endorsed by John Hagee, an extremely venomous far-right snake. Hagee is many things: a bigot, a misogynist, a war-monger, and a plain old creepy guy who wants us to attack Iran to bring on the Biblical end times. I think it's not only OK to jump on McCain for accepting such an endorsement, it's required. Worse -- far worse -- is that McCain actively ...

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