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[Ya-ta Boy]

American history is marked with a series of Great Awakenings, when religious passions rise to the forefront. Probably the most famous single example is Jonathan Edwards� great sermon, �Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God� that had the congregation swooning in the aisles. The Mormons came out of a later Great Awakening. We seem to be in another episode of Great Awakening now.

All of them are similar in their millennial thinking. Michael Barkun defines millennialism as a �religious vision that saw history reaching its climax in a collective, this-worldly redemption. In this redeemed state, those who had once suffered would receive justice, and the poor and powerless would gain what had formerly been withheld from them�. I�m sure you all recognize the similarities to the ideologies of the 20th Century that promised the same things.

I�m sure you also see that is a description of fundamentalism: �religious movements that seek to restore what believers consider a pristine, uncorrupted tradition. Such movements are characterized by their emphasis on the literal reading of sacred texts and the drive to remold society�� They insist that their interpretation of the sacred texts is the only right one and any deviation is heresy.

While I was reading that, it came to me that if you substitute �the Constitution� for �sacred texts� you have a pretty good description of Ron Paul. He is just a secular fundamentalist from the current Great Awakening. (And maybe not all that secular.)

Any comments?

[igotthisguitar]

DON'T VOTE FOR RON PAUL
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Paul Shaping Up As Spoiler In GOP Race
By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent
Thu Dec 20, 5:56 PM ET

CONCORD, N.H. - It wasn't long ago that Rep. Ron Paul was an anti-war asterisk in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Then his campaign raised a record $6 million in a single day.



Now the libertarian-leaning Texas congressman is looking like a possible spoiler, with an eclectic, tech-savvy following and
an astounding $18 million in donations raised in less than three months.

"It's sort of gotten out of control. I don't know what to do about it," he told one audience recently in mock frustration.

At the current rate, it is some of his better known rivals who might have cause for concern.

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