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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (44896)	5/7/2005 12:07:48 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 173976

Anyone who likes beer/wine/drinks, beware the religious right. You think it can't happen again? I was doing some research and lo and behold look at what happened the last time the religious right got too power and barged into a political party trying to take over. PROHIBITION. A huge mistake and disaster and criminalized half the country and made outlaws rich. 1919: "Billy Sunday is most noted for his "fire-and-brimstone" approach to evangelism. Holding a strictly fundamentalist view, he would often preach fiery sermons against political liberalism, evolution, alcohol, and so forth. His energy and vitality won many converts. This in turn led to his accumulating a small fortune through contributions at his sermons. He was one of the first prominent preachers to make use of the new medium of radio. Sunday is noted as being one of the major social influences leading to the adoption of Prohibition in 1919. As the tide of public opinion turned, he continued to strongly support Prohibition, and after its repeal in 1933, Sunday called for its reintroduction. His popularity waned in his later years, but he nevertheless continued to preach up until his death." Thanks a lot, Billy. Have a tequila in hell for me.