While one might hear some sensible things from the Libertarian Party it seems like their primary belief and the those of the present republican leadership is that the biggest, strongest, and wealthiest have every right to use everyone else however they see fit and in any way they can benefit. The leadership of the religious right has cast lots with the exploiters in the name of anti-abortion and anti-gay marriage. And their pathetic little sheep have waddled after them dragging their tails behind them.

The Old Testament speaks often of the priests and prophets who have become allies with oppressive ruling forces. One instance: Zechariah 13:3 "I will remove both the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. And if anyone still prophesies, their father and mother, to whom they were born, will say to them, 'You must die, because you have told lies in the Lord's name.' Then their own parents will stab the one who prophesies."

This quote is not mentioned as a proof text giving permission to begin stabbing prophets but to illustrate the serious nature of a charge against religious leaders who abandon a mission of service to the common citizens and to God to join forces with civil government for the sake of personal gain.