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Robertson has spoken many times in public
about bringing religion (Christians only of course; people
from other religions are no good, and atheists are even
worse) into government. When Robertson speaks on "The 700
Club," he is prone to saying stupid things that just aren't
going to go over too well with anybody but his die-hard
viewers (check out some his quotes). It just wouldn't work if Pat was running the
political end of things; just look at what happened in his
last presidential bid. So, the Christian Coalition was
created, and Ralph Reed was installed as its head. When
Ralph speaks, he is much more subtle (check out the quotes
page to hear him talking about using stealth to hide his
true intentions from the public). Reed would never publicly
say that he wants a theocracy, even though that is the final
plan (of course, Ralph is the one who the public hears from;
Robertson tells his followers the real deal).
No, Pat and Ralph use what's often been
called the good cop-bad cop method. They have publicly
contradicted each other an incredible number of times. Pat
says something insane, then Ralph says something that sounds
great...of course, you've got to remember that Pat's in
charge here (and that Ralph, preferring to hide his true
meaning, is an expert in couching his radical agenda in
moderate terms). Example:
"To change public attitudes, we must also
repudiate the demonization of women who are pregnant out of
wedlock...and pour our greatest efforts into education,
persuasion, and prayer -- not politics alone." -- Ralph Reed
in his book, "Active Faith"
"These girls are not stupid. If you want
to pay them five hundred, six hundred, seven hundred, eight
hundred dollars a month, or whatever it is, to have a baby,
they'll have babies. And if they'll stop paying them,
they'll stop having babies. It's that simple. It's not
heartless, it's not cruel, it's an intelligent use of
money."-- Pat Robertson, The 700 Club, 8-7-95.
This and many other fine examples can be
found at the People for the American way site. One set is
here, and another is here.
Reed has led the Christian Coalition to
become an enormously influential part of the Republican
Party (they claim to be non-partisan, but that's just
clearly a bunch of crap-Robertson has openly endorsed
Republican candidates in the past, and will do so again in
the future. Being non-partisan means they don't have to pay
taxes.) One of the Coalition higher-ups had stated before
the last election that "we will determine the Republican
candidate." Never before has a religious organization
controlled the agenda of our Congress before. The
Contract
With the American Family is the
best example of the Coalition at work. Part of it is an
amendment to the Constitution, called the Religious
Equality Amendment. This would
allow for religious symbols to be erected in public places
(such as courthouses) and get prayer in schools. The rest of
it would end any funding to any organization remotely
associated with abortion, heavily censor the Internet, among
other things. Recently, Reed has also called for laws that
would allow for federal funds to organization like the
Christian Coalition. If I hear more on this, I'll update
you.
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The Christian Coalition's logo, or, as I prefer
to call it, the Sign of the Beast.
The man himself, Marion "Pat" Robertson, the Second Coming of Hitler.
The guy with the shit-eating grin here is Ralph
Reed. Sure he looks pretty harmless, but you cannot discount
the fact that he is the number two to the Most Dangerous Man
in America. He's Bert to Pat's Ernie.
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