{"id":2703,"date":"2011-10-21T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T08:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2011\/10\/biblical-capitalism.html"},"modified":"2011-10-21T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T08:57:00","slug":"biblical-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2011\/10\/biblical-capitalism.html","title":{"rendered":"Biblical Capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Until recently, 2011 had been a quiet year for the Christian right. Adopting the successful Tea Party blueprint, the first wave of 2012 presidential hopefuls\u2014including the candidates whose Christian cred was central to their political rise\u2014distanced themselves from divisive social issues in favor of popular anti-government themes.<\/div>\n
But just as religious rhetoric appeared to be receding from the political landscape, in August three-term Texas Gov. Rick Perry threw his hat in the presidential ring with a blend of politics and religion he dubbed \u201cThe Response.\u201d Perry is the first candidate to arrange a marriage of convenience between the libertarian Tea Party and the Christian right\u2014a pairing that propelled him to the head of the Republican pack, although his front-runner status has since been claimed by both Mitt Romney and Herman Cain.<\/div>\n
But Perry\u2019s Christian right bona fides are open to question. While he recently jumped on board with the latest Republican \u201cpledges\u201d to curtail abortion and gay marriage, he only did so after pressure to back down from his absolute defense of state sovereignty.<\/div>\n
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