Frank Schaeffer: Open Letter to the Republican Traitors...

Patrick: I was a big fan of Francis Schaeffer, Frank's dad. Francis had feet of clay but was much wiser and more gracious than a lot of religious right leaders who've been so influential since then. Frank's books give us a view of his parents and of the fundamentalist culture which reveal its quirks and weaknesses. Those quirks and weaknesses have developed into something worse for many people. When you mix that with political power (as in a George Bush) it is positively dangerous. Frank may be a little bitter, but I can hardly blame him. Bush and company drove our country into a deep ditch.