Why is it the Religious Right and GOP are Tight?

If you think about it, Republicans are always shouting about how they want smaller government, yet the religious right is always shouting how they want laws that prevent marriage equality and a woman’s freedom of choice which are laws that delve into the very depths of one’s person life.  So why is it the two groups appear to be so strongly connected?

According to a post at AlterNet:

Of course, the rrr and the Republican party do have one thing in common: the leaders of the rrr are filthy rich and the leaders of the Republican party are also filthy rich. Maybe there’s a connection?

Makes perfect sense to me. It’s about money, it’s about control and it’s about controlling peoples money. The Republican party has picked up on the fact that many people’s lives are ruled by their fears. It’s an easy way for the Republican party to maintain control, again, what are they interested in controlling? Other people’s money!

Jerry Fawell used his ministry to instill fear into his white following of all the bad things that would happen if the country became desegregated. People literally bought into it. They sent him money to help fight desegregation and save them all from the evils of Black America. Along comes gay rights, same scenario. The GOP has it down and so does the religious right. A world without fear would be a world without either the GOP or religious right. Unfortunately fear is a product of ignorance and I don’t see to many that identify with the religious right or GOP for that matter picking up any books other than the Bible. 

James Hipps