PRA at the Yearly Kos 2007!

On Friday, August 3, the Yearly Kos conference in Chicago offered a track of workshops looking at the Religious Right, two of which feature PRA Senior Analyst Chip Berlet, and Public Eye editorial board member and contributor Frederick Clarkson.

The Yearly Kos, sponsored by the liberal blog Daily Kos, is a hugely popular event and sold out this year. Bill O’Reilly, the rightwing commentator, has honored the Religious Right track by singling it out for his ire.

Here are materials Chip is distributing (or recommending) at his workshops: Is the Religious Right Really Dead? (Room: McCormack 106a) and What to do about the Religious Right. (Room: Hyatt Center 10c)

• Ground Rules & Tips for Challenging the Right (or PDF)
• For Progressives who Vote Democratic but Value Human Rights (or PDF)
• Tips for Engaging People who Don't Agree with You (PDF)
• Organizing Advice(PDF)
• Chart of Sectors of the U.S. Right (or PDF)

Articles by Fred Clarkson of Talk2Action.org

Public Eye Vol. 19, No. 3: History is Powerful (PDF) Public Eye Vol. 22, No. 1: The Rise of Dominionism Churches Under Seige: Exposing the Right's Attacks on Mainline Protestantism by John Dorhauer The Public Eye Magazine - Summer 2007 More articles from the Public Eye Magazine

More Resources

• Wrong About the Right by Jean Hardisty and Deepak Bhargava
  The Nation, November 7, 2006
• Chip's MP3 audio lecture on apocalyptic millennialism: 1 - 2 - 3
• Slide shows and pictures
• Some Strategies for Challenging the Right
• Uniting to Defend the Four Freedoms

About the Christian Right

• Churches Under Seige: Exposing the Right's Attacks on Mainline Protestantism by John Dorhauer
  The Public Eye Magazine - Summer 2007
• History is Powerful: Why the Christian Right Distorts History and Why it Matters by Frederick Clarkson
  The Public Eye Magazine - Spring 2007
• PRA's Portal Page on the Christian Right

Research Resources

• Studying the U.S. Political Right
• Researching Right-Wing Policy Formation & Funding
• Research Skills, Logic, & Propaganda
• Websites Debunking Conspiracism