God, gender and political religion in the US and Turkey.

The article focuses on the similarities of the Christian right in the U.S. and the Muslim conservative party in Turkey on their views about God, gender and political religion. It discusses their stand on rebuilding and defending their own land by binding the opposing sexes in divine union. Information is given on the emergence of religious nationalism in both countries. It explains the connection between public love of nation and private way in which husbands and wives love each other.