CHRISTOPHOBIA by Richard Davis

If you were a foreigner learning about the United States through our books and media you would think American culture was dominated by Christianity and that the country was virtually in the hands of Christian hardliners. If you then moved to America, even to a primordial red state, you’d soon be left wondering what in God’s name those writers and journalists were talking about. Good question.

While Christian bashing is at an all time high, Christianity’s societal influence couldn’t be lower. Christianity has virtually disappeared from the public arena. You can barely find it in mainline churches anymore. Its major holiday, Christmas, has been cleansed of all non-consumer relevance. The mainstream media, the fonts of our common culture, aren’t remotely Christian or even Christian-friendly. They’ve been trashing religious believers mercilessly for 40 years.

And look at America. Our biggest industry is porn. Our biggest cash crop is marijuana. Greed and lust are the national pastimes. Television is a cultural sewer. Ethics, morality and public decency are completely shot. The death of a drugged-out former stripper becomes a national tragedy. Our politicians, teachers and priests are routinely exposed as sex addicts and child abusers. What a hold these Christofascists have on us!

So what’s explains the torrent of anti-Christian screeds such as “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America,” or “Religion Gone Bad: Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right,” or “Theocons: Secular America Under Siege,” or “The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right’s Plan for The Rest of Us“? That’s a short list, and it doesn’t include the daily barrage of attacks on the web and elsewhere.

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