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The War on Unions, Regulatory System, and Social Safety Net - Examples from Fundamentalist Textbooks

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Biblical Capitalism - Part Two

"The Tea Partiers' version of constitutional conservatism is not new, as shown in the following quotes taken from Protestant fundamentalist textbooks. Neither is this worldview the creation of the late Mormon author Cleon Skousen, or a unique discovery by Glenn Beck.

Biblical Capitalism - The Sacralizing of Political and Economic Issues

Submitted by gbmaster on Sat, 2011-04-09 15:17
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"As progressives, we are well aware of the role of the Religious Right in issues such as gay rights and women's rights. However, the Religious Right's war on progressive economic policy, regulation, progressive tax structures, and labor unions is often overlooked. Radical free market ideology is being taught to students and adults as a biblical mandate and those in opposition are being literally demonized.

Biblical Capitalism - The Religious Right's War on Progressive Economic Policy

Submitted by gbmaster on Sat, 2011-04-09 15:09
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Tue Feb 01, 2011 at 01:21:59 PM EST

"There is nothing new about Tea Party ideology as can be seen in an examination of fundamentalist textbooks used to teach students in some private schools and homeschooling. The Tea Party's "Christian Libertarianism" is a creative repackaging of narratives that have become increasingly popular over the last three decades.  These narratives blend radical free market ideology with theocratic ideology.  In other words, regulatory powers of the federal government would be eradicated and the void would be filled and society controlled through adherence to biblical law."

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