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Monday, March 2nd, 2015

Poll: 49 Percent of Republicans Do Not Believe in Evolution; 57 Per cent believe Christianity SHould be Made the State Religion

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Source:     Daily Kos/Alternet
Publication Date:     February 26, 2015
 Link: Poll: 49 Percent of Republicans Do Not Believe in Evolution; 57 Per cent believe Christianity SHould be Made the State Religion
Stephan:   Thanks to careful manipulation of fear, racism, and religious fundamentalism, the Republican Party has been turned into something not previously seen in the United States — a theocratic, anti-intellectual rightist movement. It is not the Republican party of either Abraham Lincoln or Dwight Eisenhower, and the implications for the country are rather grim.

Rightwing-demonstrationThere’s a new Public Policy Polling poll out identifying Scott Walker as the top Republican pick among their presidential maybe-candidates. But some of the other poll results among self-identified Republicans are doozies. For example:

• 49 percent of Republicans say they do not believe in evolution. Only 37 percent say they do.

• 66 percent of Republicans say they do not believe in global warming. Mind you, even the most science-denying Republicans in Congress have said they “believe” in global warming, they just don’t think we should do anything about it. Their base has not yet reached this enlightened state.

• 57 percent of Republicans would support establishing Christianity as our “national religion.” (emphasis added)

So it would seem that Scott Walker indeed has the conservative id pegged, and that Republican candidates seeking primary frontrunner status will indeed need to learn to embrace a base that at this point has become very conspicuously stupid. People for whom even the basic sciences are conspiracies if it goes against what they would rather believe to be true. People who love America very, very much, but have […]

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