Stephan:   Theocratic Rightists, in my view, are a very real threat to American democracy, and the world as a whole. But they have great passion, as victim movements must. And they are prepared for a knife fight to get control of the party, as this story illustrates. This is a very important trend. It is telling us there is a percentage of the American population freaking out over the changes going on in the world, and willing to do anything to make it stop, starting with denial that the transition even exists. This denierism is not helpful as we prepare to enter a perfect storm of change. Here are just a few of the trends I see in that perfect storm: