For now, this coalition of the faithful (who literally believe that many of their allies of convenience are destined for eternal damnation) is willing to put aside differences that will be settled in the next life and join forces on behalf of the faith-based public trough and the ecumenical crusade against an independent judiciary.
Full piece:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/04/27/whose_nation_under_god/==
I've always marveled at some of these coalitions of the "faithful", the ones made up of the radical right at least precisely because of that they "...literally believe that many of their allies of convenience are destined for eternal damnation."
Now I can understand people on the religious left getting together they can believe in religious freedom as much as anyone but still there is that underlying, but seemingly to me rather big, issue of - You're not good enough to go where I'm going when we die.
I often wonder lately how my evangelical xian boss can justify promoting me. I mean isn't that furthering an "evil" person since as an atheist I must be evil in his mind.
Ah but there I go picking at those nasty hypocrisy blemishes on some people's thinking.