Radical Xtian Cult Planning Rashneesh-style Takeover in S. Carolina

This is interesting:

"After scrutinizing electoral records, demographic trends and property prices, Christian Exodus members identified two upstate South Carolina counties - they will not officially say which ones - as prime for a conservative takeover. By September 2006, Burnell hopes to have 2,000 activists in one county and 500 in the other."

When I read this, I immediately thought of the Bhagwan Shri Rashneesh and his takeover of an Oregon town called Antelope a couple of decades ago. That little experiment ended shortly after terrorist followers of the Bhagwan poisoned a few salad bars in The Dalles in an attempt to, well . . . terrorize, I guess.

I doubt these South Carolina characters will be sprinkling any salmonella bacteria in the local restaurants -- sure, they are evil, but they're not that evil (or are they?). But these folks are definitely planning on spreading around some poison:

"Christian Exodus activists plan to take control of sheriff's offices, city councils and school boards. Eventually, they say, they will control South Carolina. They will pass godly legislation, defying Supreme Court rulings on the separation of church and state."

Perhaps I am wrong, but aren't most of the local governments in The South exactly like that anyway? I mean, won't these guys be preaching to the choir, so to speak?

In any event, I wish them the best of luck. As readers of this blog know, I want to see a showdown between the radical religious wing of the Republican Party and the more moderate members of the GOP who are starting to wonder what the hell happened to their organization. If these "Christian Exodus" whackos succeed in their plan of taking over South Carolina and inserting the "God of the Old Testament" into that state's laws (what, no New Testament?), then such a showdown seems certain to occur.

Bring it on.