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    <title>What a Disappointment: Crony Capitalism and the Religious Right</title>
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    <author>J. Timothy King</author>
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<p>As you may recall, I&rsquo;m a friend neither of crony capitalism nor of the religious right.</p>
<p>I hate crony capitalism, because it corrupts honest people just trying to run honest businesses and do an honest day&rsquo;s work. That&rsquo;s one of the reasons, I think, why everyone loves the &ldquo;free market&rdquo; but despises &ldquo;capitalism.&rdquo;</p>
<p>And when it comes to Christian politics, if Jesus were here preaching today— He wouldn&rsquo;t be preaching by the seashore, of course. But on his YouTube channel, I think he&rsquo;d more often support the ACLU than the ACLJ. And when challenged by James Dobson and Roberta Combs—as he was challenged by the Sadducees and Pharisees—he&rsquo;d probably say something about giving unto Obama that which is Obama&rsquo;s, and giving unto God that which is God&rsquo;s.</p>
<p>So when a friend sent out a link to <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/our-humanity-naturally/201107/the-unseen-influence-the-religious-right">this piece on the Psychology Today website, entitled &ldquo;The Unseen Influence of the Religious Right,&quot;</a> I was truly hoping for some solid ammunition.</p>
<p>Instead, I read the whole thing, and all I got was this stinkin&rsquo; blog post.</p>]]></description>
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