I just got back from a brief tour of the South, and it amazes me how prevalent Jebus is down there. The presence of Christianity in the South is as water to a fish. I, as a person of doubtful faith, who was raised in a lip-service religious household, can hardly fathom the power of the church over those who eat, sleep and breathe it daily for years on end.
I made the realization that the reason the Republicans have played the "Intellectual Elite" card, and why it worked, is that it is parallel to the Pharisee/Jebus argument. The Pharisees were the Intellectual Elite of Judaism and by their refusal to recognize Jebus as Messiah, they were responsible for his crucifixion. "Activist Judges", sex education, abortion and the teaching of evolution are just more examples of Christian Persecution. Christians can't help but side with the enemies of their faith.
If the Democrats want to win 2008, I mean really win as opposed to just reframing the argument and paying lip service to the religious, they need to come up with a counter meme to the Christian Meme. Not wishing to catastrophize, but based on a brief visit, and an admittedly snap observation, if they can't do it, the Republican party is going to be ensconced in power for a long, long time.
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