You'd have to give me a specific example of the "hypocrisy" of the "religous right" to make your "analogy" stick. To make a credible comparison to the Pharisees, you'd have to give me a specific incident of someone you consider to be part of the "religious right" denying the deity of Christ, telling people to disregard His commandments, and instructing people to deny Him as Savior.
Make sure you get examples from the actual "religious right". Of course, that could be difficult, as the "religious right" appears to be anyone who dares to be critical of secular fads and popular culture.
Get back to me with credible examples of the "religious right" behaving like real Pharisees, and we'll talk.
Nice try, but you’ll note in my post I was speaking specifically about SOME members of the religious right, those who set themselves up as judge and jury for the rest of us. They are modern-day Pharisees, attending to the letter of the law while ignoring its substance. By no means was I describing all Christians. In fact, I wasn’t describing any true Christians, because true Christians view others through a lens of love. They judge cautiously, with an eye toward correction rather than punishment. They give others the benefit of the doubt.
I am a devout Christian and a conservative Republican. I would be considered by most anybody to be a member of the “religious right,” although I, like others, dislike the phrase because of the bad reputation given us by some of our more vocal self-proclaimed leaders.
Those I was specifically referring to are those who have been so quick to judge Rowling and her books, many without even reading the books or taking any time to discern their content. I homeschool my children, and since I travel in conservative Christian circles, I have met more than my share of uptight, self-righteous, holier-than-thou prigs who need desperately to emulate their Savior by loving more and judging less.