Boston
2008-01-29 05:43:57
The leaders on the religious right are not as dangerous as the leaders on the left, because the vision of the religious right is usually built on an idea that God has created the dignity of mankind. People on the right have a theory of why the individual matters: God. But the left has no theory of the transcendent dignity of man. People on the left are subject to currents of theory and guilt: one is “we’re so guilty it’s wrong to defend ourselves.” No religious right person, even a nut, will go THAT far. The right wing, I assert, is more trustworthy on these issues.
