tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post6881067653279770680..comments2023-07-11T05:13:06.461-06:00Comments on Morehead's Musings: "A Pagan Republican Comes Out of the Broom Closet"John W. Moreheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-76787258907300485462009-10-21T09:58:40.022-06:002009-10-21T09:58:40.022-06:00Halloran is not beneath jibing that Catholic Irish...Halloran is not beneath jibing that Catholic Irish outbreed Protestants. American Protestands and Jews have traditionally argued Catholics, Muslims and Confucians (Sineurabia) are united by their pagan undercurrents.Superb Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389378154059719342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-74869343952602603552009-10-17T08:46:36.719-06:002009-10-17T08:46:36.719-06:00Makarios, I think you're right about the evang...Makarios, I think you're right about the evangelicals in the area. My comment was directed more toward broader evangelicalism if they heard about this and how it would be received. After all, this is the time of year when Hallween and Paganism become evangelical boogeymen.John W. Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-30804309933396232932009-10-16T23:28:40.067-06:002009-10-16T23:28:40.067-06:00". . .it remains to be seen how conservative ...<i>". . .it remains to be seen how conservative evangelicals will react to this."</i><br /><br />I don't have any census data in front of me, but I suspect that conservative evangelicals are not a significant demographic in Queens. Conservative evangelicals of a certain stripe would object to a Pagan of any kind being elected to public office at any level, including city council; but they would probably object just as strongly, albeit in coded language, to the election of a Muslim.Makarioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392249532355639518noreply@blogger.com