How The Internet Is Erasing The Religious Right’s Political Power

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The religious right isn’t having a good year: the new Republican National Committee roadmap almost entirely excludes religious issues, a majority of young conservatives support same-sex marriage, and hard-line libertarians are dominating the conservative agenda with small government policies. As the Internet becomes the hub of political dialogue, religious issues are being drowned out by the most powerful voices on the web, which overwhelming support marriage equality and a woman’s right to choose.

One graph, below, on the lopsided nature of Twitter, shows how opponents of a same-sex marriage ruling in California were virtually non-existent on social media, even though they held the lion’s share of public opinion.

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Three Internet principles, in particular, will continue to erode the religious right’s political power: the Internet culture’s embrace of free expression, libertarian social media prowess, and the need to recruit young talent.

http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/how-the-internet-is-erasing-the-religious-rights-political-power/

[yourout]

1. Amazing what happens when the truth gets out.

[dimbear]

2. Ubiquitous, immanent, omniscient, it doesn't matter what terms we use. We all know

we're talking about the internet.