Passivity in the face of the rise of the Christian Right threatens the democratic state. And the movement has targeted the last remaining obstacles to its systems of indoctrination, mounting a fierce campaign to defeat hate-crime legislation, fearing the courts could apply it to them as they spew hate talk over the radio, television and Internet.
It’s not rising, relax. The Christian right is fighting a rearguard action. It is losing, or has lost, control of society. Look back 50 years, never mind a hundred or two, or a millenia, and see which side has control of society.
Not So Fast 