05-20-2016, 02:22 PM
(05-20-2016, 01:54 PM)radind Wrote: In my opinion the majority in both parties is now Secular , not Christian. There was a time in history when Christians were the majority , but that time is past.
Cruz tried to make a case for some version of Christianity, but the GOP did not want that this round. I am glad that Cruz is out.
The GOP insider establishment is only concerned about their personal power and is rightfully afraid of Trump.
You have that right.
The GOP Establishment has never shown a willingness to sacrifice elite indulgence on behalf of Fundamentalist Christianity. It has made promises and blamed Democrats for the failure to implement the promises of school prayer, creationism, an abortion ban, and the outlawing of homosexuality.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.