Ethics

Former Religious Right Leaders Recant

By Ed Brayton

And not on their deathbeds but while still alive. Rob Boston has an interesting article about three former religious right leaders - Frankie Schaeffer, John Whitehead and Cal Thomas - who have rejected the religious right that they helped to build. And these guys are not bit players. Schaeffer is the son of Francis Schaeffer, the most influential theologian among the American Christian right by far. Cal Thomas was the vice president of the Moral Majority. John Whitehead founded the Council on National Policy, perhaps the most powerful behind-the-scenes group among the religious right. Some of the quotes from Schaeffer's new book are priceless. Like this one:

"Pat Robertson would have had a hard time finding work in any job where hearing voices is not a requirement."

Ouch. Or this one:

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on March 13, 2008 (boomark / email).