Y'know Rogertick, on the whole I agree, or very nearly, with only slight variations to your overall thesis. But the latter half of your 2nd paragraph throws me a little.

> Religious piety and fervor are NOT what I think of when I think of America. Religious piety and fervor are NOT what I think of when I think of America. Religious piety and fervor are NOT what I think of when I think of America.

By my reading of our history, although there were many variety's, that is what made America.

> The current course will eventually inevitably lead to a Christian only America. The current course will eventually inevitably lead to a Christian only America. The current course will eventually inevitably lead to a Christian only America.

Y'know what else?: you'd probably be surprised to find that the general sense of the great majority of christians see this country going completely the other direction, and find that they are just as terrified as you are from your perspective.

I would like to suggest to you that what both groups are sensing is real but what is actually going to happen is more precisely along the lines of fascism. Which is hostile to the true believers of secularism and scriptural christianity or any other not-strickly-fascist belief system.

> I can't sit by quietly and watch it happen again. I can't sit by quietly and watch it happen again. I can't sit by quietly and watch it happen again.

Could you elaborate. I simply can't see a way to the country back, but I am open to suggestion other than voting for Kerry/ABB solutions. Primarily because, as you probably know, I view Kerry/Bush as the same team(except that I'm bettin' that Dubya wants it more).

Commodity's: Yep, and I resent that. For all Americans.

And your last paragraph: well put!

Serious as to your suggestions.

Grn Mtn