But certainly a religious adherent would be among those more prone to speak and act on belief, in absence of -- or in complete contradiction to, accepted knowledge (science).
And since "pretending for political gain" brings similar results, it is already in the "scary group." There's little difference to the victims if their "leaders" fear the wrath of God or the wrath of republicans.
It's all
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Senator/8">really the same thing, whether is it's those who "know" what's best for Our Christian Nation or the DLC "knowing" what's best for the party. Both are claiming "special knowledge" that cannot be supported empirically.
When it comes to torture, at least the right comes "honestly" to their paranoia. The dithering DC-Dems, like Obama, who treat atrocities as political-business-as-usual are betraying a core level of corruption that sets aside our values and rule of law for a bit of imagined short-term political gain.
And it's this corruption that makes Obamaism worse than bushcheneyism. Because clearly a corrupt police force is a far larger problem than a few transient criminals passing through the village, however brutal they may be.
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