Greetings, this is podcast number 96 of Blast the Right.

I'm Jack Clark from TheRationalRadical.com, a change of pace today, not a lot of numerical

stats and percentages, but some political and moral theory.

We'll delve into three interrelated subjects, the value of charity, right-wing charity

versus the consequences of their public policies, and liberal versus progressive prescriptions

for a better world.

Let's get right into it.

Sources for this podcast are the New York Times, CBSNews.com, and the many sources listed

on my data resources page for podcast 56 and 74.

My friend Jeff from GOPExposed.com left a comment a while back containing a couple of points.

We'll use Jeff's comments as a springboard for today's discussion.

In two instances, Jeff had a misimpression of what I said.

Maybe I wasn't clear or emphatic enough.

Others may have had similar misimpressions, so it'll be good for me to clear those items

up now as well.

Jeff's first point related to my repeated condemnation of those whom I call right-wing

pseudo-Christians.

I would wager to you, living in the Bible belt, living in a red state, at least this

particular time.

It was a blue state when Clinton was in office.

But there's a church on my mother's every corner here.

And I will tell you, most of these churches are not conservative, you know, at least not

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