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From: djhawley@watmath.UUCP (David John Hawley)
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Subject: Re: Living by the sword!
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Date: Tue, 29-Nov-83 22:42:33 EST
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I don't think you can equate fundamentalism, Moral Majority, and
militarism.

From interviews of J.Falwell I have read,
the M.M. is a loose coalition of various religious groups of a variety
of creeds, and assorted non-religious groups, with some common moral
stances, which they wish to promote legislatively (and otherwise?).
J.Falwell being a leader of M.M. (I don't think all of it), takes part in
M.M as a citizen, not as a preacher/pastor. Lets hear it for democracy!

The religious right, being inexperienced at the political game,
has come into it with a bang, and can be quite heavy-handed. Surely
this is to be expected. Give democracy a chance! It seems a cynics
dream to see the media utilize scare tactics, suggest censorship, etc.,
because they fear the religious right will do the same. It reminds me
of a Psychology Today article which exposed our new "tolerance"
towards opposing groups (communists, etc). It showed we have just changed
our targets........

My own acquaintances, and myself (evangelicals),
struggle with the realities of peacemaking in a violent fallen world,
where the strong prey on the weak, and governments have the mandate
to use violence (see Romans 13) to preserve peace.

    David Hawley