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My quarrel with the Religious Right is that they're insufficiently pro-life. You have these people who profess to hear a 'fetal scream' and yet they turn a deaf ear to the cries of those who are being tortured in the name of a government that they put into place. I am appalled that there is not outrage in this country over the use of torture. Simply because the administration names somebody an 'enemy combatant' does not absolve us from the moral obligations of avoiding torture.
The leaders of the Religious Right have led their people astray. Where I distinguish myself from each of those leaders is that I take seriously Jesus' words when he says, 'blessed are the peacemakers, blessed are the poor.' When Jesus says, 'love your enemies,' I seriously doubt he meant that we should torture or kill them.[Laughs] I love the bumper stickers in Santa Fe. Santa Fe has the best bumper stickers of anywhere I've traveled in America and I've been to all 50 states. I'm not sure it's quite the People's Republic of Santa Fe, but it lists in that direction. Which is why I love it.See the full content of this document
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Bible Thumper
SFR: Is this a perfect time to release your book [Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America] considering the current political climate?
RB: I think it is. What I find striking is how, up until now, there has been a lack of...See the full content of this document
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