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Holiday Haranguers: Religious Right Tells America To Celebrate Christmas Its Way Or Get Out
The Wall of Separation —
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I did an interview last week with TV preacher Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). The network was interested in getting my thoughts about U.S. Rep. Henry Brown’s resolution promoting Christmas.I told CBN I didn’t think much of it. I pointed out that if you want a deeply religious experience at ...1 day ago -
Opinion: A culture war cease-fire
Progressive News Daily —
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by E.J. Dionne, Jr. The Washington Post It is 2009’s quiet story — quiet because it’s about what didn’t happen, which can be as important as what did. In this highly partisan year, we did not see a sharpening of the battles over religion and culture. Yes, we continued to fight over gay marriage, and ...2 days ago -
Merry Progressive Christmas
Best Gay Blogs —
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Maybe I’m just not into the season like I should be. I’ve celebrated a lot of Christmases with Christian, Muslim, Jewish and gay friends and a number of family members of various faiths. The imaginary “War on Christmas” is a propaganda conflict I just don’t care to fight over. That is unless corporate ...2 days ago -
The Family Research Council Is A Really Cheap Date
Truth Wins Out Blog —
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Here, it’s more evidence that the Religious Right has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the financial interests which control the Republican Party: Oy. Tony Perkins and pals don’t have any expertise to speak of on macroeconomics or anything else that involves book larnin’, but they’ve perfected “Dance, ...2 days ago -
Meet Sam Brownbacks DC Roomie – Apocalyptic Preacher Lou Engle
Crooks and Liars —
Authority: 745
If you’re a United States Senator and your house burns down, you don’t have to sleep out on the street. You have money, a staff, and wealthy friends. In other words, you have options. So it’s pretty telling that when Senator Brownback’s condo caught fire back in 2000, he moved in with the manic, apocalyptic ...2 days ago -
Snow Job: Religious Right Pastor Has No Truck With D.C. Same-Sex Marriage Law
The Wall of Separation —
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Over the weekend, Washington was slammed by a treacherous snowstorm that dumped two feet of snow in some areas.Since I grew up in Ohio and went to college in Syracuse, N.Y., the snow didn’t really bother me much. But for others here, the blizzard was a difficult experience.It apparently was very rough for Bishop ...2 days ago -
Spiderman 4 preview: Who Would Jesus Whack?
Scholars and Rogues —
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Remember the scene in Spiderman 3 when Eddie Brock (played by Topher Grace) goes to church and prays that God will kill Peter Parker? That probably got a laugh out of most viewers because, well, how over-the-top preposterous is it to pray to God to kill someone you don’t like? Jesus us a god of love, isn’t ...2 days ago -
Before the Manhattan Declaration: ‘A Letter from America’s Religious Leaders in Defense of Marriage’
AOI Observer —
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Given the vitriol, smug arrogance, and sectarian sentiment with which some Orthodox Christians have greeted Orthodox Christian participation in the Manhattan Declaration, let us review the 2006 letter below which was signed by Archbishop Demetrios and Metropolitan Herman. In fact — and this may be upsetting to some ...3 days ago -
Focus On The Family Aims To Reach Millenials, Misses (UPDATED)
Truth Wins Out Blog —
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UPDATE BELOW Jeremy at Good As You highlights an interesting piece in Mother Jones about Esther Fleece, the new hire at Focus on the Family tasked with bringing young people into the fold, and with tailoring a younger, hipper message to reach these folks. What’s strange, though, as Jeremy points out, is ...3 days ago -
What A Fruitcake!: Falwell Lawyer Serves Up Heaping Helping Of Holiday Humbug
The Wall of Separation —
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The Christmas decorations went up at my house the weekend after Thanksgiving.Let’s see: wreath on the door, Christmas tree by the stairs, Nativity scene on the sideboard, hammer and sickle on the…. Wait a minute! Where is the darn hammer and sickle? That infamous symbol of the old Soviet Union must be here ...3 days ago -
Huckabee: Sen. Ben Nelson is Judas Iscariot
Little Green Footballs —
Authority: 595
Yesterday, in another sign of the deranged, irrational state of Republican “criticism” of health care reform, “aw shucks” theocrat Mike Huckabee compared Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson to Judas Iscariot . But during his comments at the Omaha rally, Huckabee - a 2008 presidential candidate and potential White ...3 days ago -
Fifteen Factors That Have Changed the SBC since 1979, Part 4
Between The Times —
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This past summer, I began a four-part series of articles titled “Fifteen Factors That Have Changed the SBC since 1979.” Because of a variety of distractions, I only wrote the first three installments. A number of BtT readers have asked me what happened to the final article, including two brothers in the last three ...3 days ago -
New Rule for Iraq Practically Guarantees Abortions
Griper Blade —
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If youre in Iraq and you get pregnant, youve got trouble. CNN : A new order from the general in charge of U.S. troops in northern Iraq makes getting pregnant or impregnating a fellow soldier an offense punishable by court-martial. The directive, part of a larger order restricting the behavior of the 22,000 ...3 days ago -
Once in Royal Davids City . . . .
Isebrand.com —
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Religious Right & Wrong
Stick Poet Super Hero —
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What is it about the Religious Right element within the Republican Party that feels compelled to seethe such meanness of spirit? The rhetoric from such people seems quite in contrast to Judo-Christian spirit. A classic example was a sad display Sunday afternoon, just nine hours before the scheduled 1 a.m. ...4 days ago -
Fundies Say the Darndest Things.
The Gaytheist Agenda —
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Every so often I check out Fundies Say the Darndest Things. What I find there is both amusing and astounding. Yes, Virginia, people do still think like this in 2009. (Warning: Not edited for content, spelling, language, etc. Many of these comments are offensive. )Quote# 68841An test prohibiting atheists in [...]4 days ago -
Reason in The Season
Get the Flick —
Authority: 428
In that I’ve been mixing religion and politics lately, I’m going to direct your attention to this article in The New York Times . It’s a little bit deep for me. Philosophy has never been my strong point. It does, however, touch on all the major points that interest me these days. The ...4 days ago -
Oral Roberts–– slain for good
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Oral Roberts saw a 900-ft Jesus (he stepped it off himself) and received a new medical wing for his school. Which is odd, considering he could heal with the touch of his hand. (Okay, maybe a dental center given his name was Oral.) But he is now dead, which is odd, considering he and his [...]4 days ago -
Why Catholics Are Silent: John Allen on Ugandan Situation (2)
Bilgrimage —
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In my posting summarizing John Allen’s reflections on Catholic silence about the situation in Uganda, I argued that Allen’s commentary masks the real problem that must be confronted by apologists for Catholic church leaders: this is not, as Allen implies, the question of why Ugandan bishops have failed to ...4 days ago -
It’s A Wonderful Lie: Religious Right Claims Of Public School Hostility To Christmas Don’t Add Up
The Wall of Separation —
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An unusual story began making the rounds on right-wing Web sites last week. It seems a second grader in a Taunton, Mass., public school had been suspended for drawing a picture of Jesus on the cross.As the Taunton Daily Gazette reported, a class at Maxham Elementary School was supposedly given an assignment to make a ...4 days ago
