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11. Good editorial, and one of those rare times when reading the comments pays off.

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 03:45 PM

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LIBA Jul 13

...In addition, you also leave out the conservative Catholics that are utterly critical to the theocratic project. While conservative Evangelicals (again, of all races-- not just white), may be louder, more numerous, and supply the bulk of the votes, I would argue that its the Catholic fundamentalists that are the "brains" behind the operation. I don't think its a coincidence that all 6 Republican-appointed SCOTUS judges are conservative Catholics. Not to mention former VP Mike Pence, former AG Bill Barr, Federalist Society executive Leonard Leo (who was responsible for picking almost all of Trump's judges), Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, and almost every leader of the most prominent anti-choice orgs. The list goes on and on and on. Its not a coincidence that this is the case. And yet, for some reason, just about every critic (including yourself) of the Christian Right limits their criticism to the "WEPs" and say next nothing to about the Catholic theocrats. That needs to change.

John Stoehr [author] Jul 13
Good point re conservative Catholics.

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