Apparently so. And you knew that US conservatives would come into somehow, didn't you?
The subject of the "culture wars" is being discussed a lot these days and, unfortunately, religion is rapidly becoming a central part of the Howard Government's culture war strategy. Instead of broad social justice concerns, the Government wants people to think only about contentious moral issues that can create divisions between Australians. ...
Perhaps it's no fluke that the interest of conservative politicians in American-style religion coincides with their attempts to create an American-style economy and society.
Sigh.