Monday, May 02, 2005
God, Inc.
Looks like televangelist profits are being used to consolidate the Republican base:
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Onward corporate soldiers, say religious activistsIf the Radical Right can buy up Corporate America and use the profits to fund opportunistic politicians, it is going to be back to the Middle Ages for these United States.
Mon May 2, 2005 09:41 AM ET
By Alister Bull
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Armed with the power of faith and billions of dollars, America's mighty religious establishment is trying to reform the country's boardrooms on issues from human rights to television violence.
Faith-based groups, like other special interest groups, have strategic investments in hundreds of companies that let them use shareholder resolutions to push their agendas.
(Source: Reuters)