As for Parsley and Hagee- I rarely discuss religious matters online, but I have a strong background in it from my Catholic education. I think comments from annoying liturgists about divine retribution are nutty, but Hagee’s views about the Catholic Church are at the heart of Protestantism. I believe such opinions about the Catholic Church, are quite wrong. However, Catholics belong to the only denomination which has a historical and Biblical claim to be the one true church founded by St. Peter himself- Therefore, if one is to deny the holy nature and trueness of the Catholic Church, then it must be considered demonic.

There certainly are brands of protestantism which don’t take the tenets of the reformation seriously (Whatever churches Gov. Strickland and Al Sharpton supposedly gave sermons to come to mind.) But I’d rather have people stick to their religious principles and debate them vigorously, rather than dilute their faith into some politically-correct oatmeal mush. And that also goes for Rev. Wright, who preaches a Marxist version of Christianity.

Tocqueville noted that America’s religious plurality is one of our country’s great strengths. I concur.

But if the best your political side can do is match up conservative Protestantism against Liberation Theology, then your side will lose.