Old-time religion, today's politics [cultivating "sinister right-wing culture warriors"]

Los Angeles Times ^ | June 13, 2011 | Tim Rutten

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The way I understand it, is only that the government cannot create any religion.

Correct.

U.S. Constitution - First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Source

[ilovesarah2012]

You got me curious:

This word has a surprising origin — “sinister” is the Latin word for”left”. Throughout history, many people considered the left side to be evil or unlucky (in Latin, “sinister” also meant unlucky), and the right side to be good. Left-handedness itself was considered a malady, and until recently it was common for teachers to require left-handed children to use their right hands in an effort to “cure”them.Similarly, in English the word right — meaning right side — is the same as the word right — meaning correct or fitting, as in “right answer” and “legal right.” This is also true in many other languages;examples include French (droit), Spanish (derecho), and Russian(pravo).
Source:http://www.mail-archive.com/word@tlk-lists.com/msg00018.html

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_origin_of_the_word_sinister

So, just as we thought, the Left is Sinister!

[BenLurkin]

a president whose views on religion are his own private affair

So said the godless libertine. We know about his "private affairs".

[elcid1970]

The main problem with sinister right wing culture warriors is that there are not nearly enough of them.

An old saying in politics: if you seek victory, you’re going to need fanatics. Lots of them.

No more reaching across the aisle unless it’s to grab someone’s throat.

[hfr]

Sinister - that means “left”. The sense of malevolence and danger associated with that word stem from the hidden left hand holding a dagger.

The right is the side of openness and fellowship.

That writer has things backwards.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

That writer has things backwards.

The writer has an agenda: Reelect Obama.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Marxism/Communism/Socialism is a religion of destruction. They are constantly destroying the status quo, even when they become the status quo. Everything is done according to the elite leadership who are eternally suspicious of each other and, therefore, desirous of destroying each other. They are Evil incarnate.

[Brass Lamp]

Maybe we can start referring to the left wing as the “sinister wing” instead. There is no sense of the word which does not apply.