Report On Religious Right's Political Power In Texas

The Texas Freedom Network Education Fund has released a 52 page report titled "The Anatomy of Power—Texas and the Religious Right in 2006". The Report’s Executive Summary identifies four main conclusions: (1) The religious right controls the leadership of the Republican Party of Texas; (2) San Antonio businessman James Leininger is working to purge from office those Republicans who do not support the agenda of the religious right; (3) Conservative evangelical pastors are using their church positions to advance the religious right’s agenda through the Texas Restoration Project; and (4) David Barton, vice chair of the state has become a key recruiter of conservative evangelicals, telling them that the separation of church and state is a doctrine inconsistent with the Founders’ intent created by activist judges. [Thanks to The Wall of Separation blog for the lead.]