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:Its totalitarian elements make it seem more like the old USSR or even red China. Was the author insinuating that the Judeo-Christian ethic could lead '''away''' from freedom in modern times, just as the atheistic [[Marxist]] ideology did in the 20th century? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:28, 31 May 2008 (EDT) | :Its totalitarian elements make it seem more like the old USSR or even red China. Was the author insinuating that the Judeo-Christian ethic could lead '''away''' from freedom in modern times, just as the atheistic [[Marxist]] ideology did in the 20th century? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:28, 31 May 2008 (EDT) | ||
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I read this too long ago to remember if
- set in the near future in which an authoritarian theocratic government, oppressing women under a Biblical fundamentalist ideology
is a good description. Are there any definite references to fundamentalist ideology in the book itself? --Ed Poor Talk 14:58, 16 April 2008 (EDT)
- Its totalitarian elements make it seem more like the old USSR or even red China. Was the author insinuating that the Judeo-Christian ethic could lead away from freedom in modern times, just as the atheistic Marxist ideology did in the 20th century? --Ed Poor Talk 11:28, 31 May 2008 (EDT)
- Actually, the book makes it clear that the rulers are not Christian - they're a bunch of marketing guys who seized power and use the forms of Christianity as a cover. Canuck 08:18, 8 November 2008 (EST)