Turning tide?

TURNING TIDE? In a review of Kevin Phillips's American Theocracy, Jeff Madrick argues that "there are encouraging signs that Americans are turning against right-wing religious priorities." For instance, two-thirds of Americans surveyed didn't think the government should have intervened in the Terry Schiavo case.

Further, "there has been a backlash against pressures to teach intelligent design in the schools," and "a majority of Americans still favor providing individuals with choice with regard to abortion, notwithstanding the views of the evangelical churches." Finally, "a Pew Research Center survey shows that in March, only 54 percent of white evangelicals approved of President Bush's performance compared to 72 percent in early 2005" (New York Review of Books, June 8).

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