NYTimes.com: Clear and Present Dangers

Message from sender: The Religious Right and Reconstructionists are deep into our government. If they prevail in their goals, women will be reduced to Old Testament status (or as this author says, to Taliban-like roles). Their belief in returning to Old Teastament Law also entails death for sexual "sins", rebellious sons, and "blasphemy", worshipping false gods (any religion, even Christian, that does not follow their exact beliefs). They also believe that since the Old Testament says that God ordained the sons of Ham (black people) to be slaves, slavery would be instituted; whites would also become slaves as punishment for certain offences. Google Christian Reconstructionists and Jewish or Zionist Reconstructionists to see how they tie together in the larger picture. BOOKS / SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW March 19, 2006 'American Theocracy,' by Kevin Phillips: Clear and Present Dangers Review by ALAN BRINKLEY A former Republican strategist characterizes the movement he helped build as ideologically extreme and dangerously shortsighted. 1. Plight Deepens for Black Men, Studies Warn