GOOD NEWS FOR MODERN AMERICANS

Maybe the despicable Christian Right is weakening. Jon Meacham in Newsweek writes about the end of Christian America but the real point is that Dobson, the Southern Baptists and other Fundies have LOST the wars they engaged in over the last 30 years. Kathleen Parker in the WaPo has a better analysis:

Christians may have no place in the political fray of dealmaking. That doesn't mean one disengages from political life, but it might mean that the church shouldn't be a branch of the Republican Party.

I noted below that Ann Coulter has come in for serious criticism from some Fundies because she really isn't on their side and Parker reports that even Focus on the Family has gotten smacked around:

Shortly thereafter, in late March, Christian radio host Steve Deace of WHO Radio in Iowa aggressively interviewed Tom Minnery, head of the political arm of Focus on the Family. Minnery, whom Deace described as "the Karl Rove of the religious right," accused Deace during the interview of ambushing him when he had expected a chat about Dobson's legacy.

Indeed, Deace was loaded for bear -- or Pontius Pilate. It wasn't exactly a Limbaugh-Obama matchup, but it was confrontational, and corners of America's heartland and Bible Belt have been buzzing ever since.

Deace's point was that established Christian activist groups too often settle for lesser evils in exchange for electing Republicans. He cited as examples Dobson's support of Mitt Romney and John McCain, neither of whom is pro-life or pro-family enough from Deace's perspective.

If these people will go back to "good works," they'll have a lot more support from regular Americans.