New York Times Columnist Pooh-Poohs His Own Story
Oppenheimer's piece explores the influence of prominent Reconstructionist theorist Gary North on the recent anti-union surge. Sort of. He starts out by stating that North is prominent on the Christian Right, but not widely known elsewhere and is an important influence in the recent anti-union surge in Wisconsin and elsewhere. And then he spends much of the column undermining this idea. He had read a blog post at Religion Dispatches by Julie Ingersoll, who has written a great deal of excellent material on Christian Reconstructionism. Ingersoll makes a matter-of-fact argument that Christian Reconstructionist writers have been decidedly anti-union, and that this very likely has has played a role in the wider Christian Right. She specifically names authors Gary No |