Walter Cronkite is front man for a religous tolerance organization called the Interfaith Alliance trying to counteract the religous right’s attempts to turn the USA into a christian theocracy.

When I see the possibility of America being overrun by fundamentalist christians, I feel inspired to rise up and meet them with sanity founded in concrete observation and tempered with a spirit of love and tolerance.

In other words, if you want to believe in Armageddon, fine. You want to ensure that world destruction comes? No you cannot do that, and we will stop you if we can. Not by violent force, but by electing people who can see beyond moralistic judgment as the only source of truth.

If you’re interested in supporting freedom of religion, here’s a place to do that: Interfaith Alliance