Mr. Shaman
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It's probably time to CONFINE all clerics/religious-fundamentalists....until they're able to secure job-security, elsewhere....and, let Scientists take-over.
"Many supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement that has shaken up politics share the same views as the Christian right on social issues like abortion and the role of religion in public life, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
While the loosely organized Tea Party movement has focused largely on shrinking the size of government and other fiscal issues, its backers are more likely to support government restrictions on gay marriage and other social issueshttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6943IQ20101005, the Public Religion Research Institute found in its American Values Survey.
The survey found significant overlap between the Tea Party, made up mostly of Republicans, and the religious right, which has played a significant political role for decades.
"Members of the Tea Party are certainly potential supporters of a Christian conservative agenda," said Robert Jones, an author of the study.
But Tea Party supporters report a stronger opposition to government than Republicans or Christian conservatives as a whole, Jones said.
Nearly half of those who identify with the Tea Party believe that the Bible is the literal word of God, and a similar proportion thinks that public officials do not pay enough attention to religion, the survey found. They are more likely than the population as a whole to view America as a Christian nation."
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