Dennis Campbell On Evolution

Ken AshfordEducation, GodstuffLeave a Comment

I don’t know Dennis Campbell — I’ve never read him before — but I like him. Another loony theory from the wonderland of evolution Proponents of evolution remind me of the slightly dumb class clown who thinks people are laughing with him, while all the time they are snickering as he makes a goofy spectacle of himself. Largely beside the … Read More

Obama and Huckabee

Ken AshfordElection 2008, GodstuffLeave a Comment

But I suppose you already knew that, and if you didn’t, you don’t care. Frankly, I think we should cut to the chase, and forget all this election analysis.  Much easier, in my opinion, to simply ask Pat Robertson who won.  Because — I am not make this up — God came to Pat and spilled the beans about who … Read More

Indeed

Ken AshfordGodstuff, Immigration and Xenophobia, War on Terrorism/TortureLeave a Comment

Yglesius writes: Harold Meyerson asks the question that’s on every secular liberal’s mind: How is it that the political mobilization of Christianity in the United States seems to have gotten us so much torture, aggressive warfare, and xenophobia? Where’s the humane, universalistic ethic of the Gospels go?

Would Jesus Believe In The Death Penalty?

Ken AshfordElection 2008, GodstuffLeave a Comment

Mike Huckabee got big laughs Wednesday night during the YouTube debate when he sidestepped a question about how Jesus might view capital punishment.  Huckabee responded by saying Jesus was too smart to run for public office. Funny?  Not really.  Evasive?  Definitely. The Arkansas Times notes the Huckabee has received the question before, and always dodged it.  Flashback to 1997, when … Read More

Look In The Mirror

Ken AshfordGodstuffLeave a Comment

Someone should tell the Apologetics that they themselves meet four, if not five, of the six criterium they list for "recognizing a religious cult/sect".

Cure For Teh Gay Discovered

Ken AshfordGodstuff, Sex/Morality/Family ValuesLeave a Comment

And it’s always been right in front of our faces. The cure?  Interstate 35, which runs from Loredo (Texas) to Duluth (Minnesota). I’ll let Pat Robertson explain, because if I try, I’ll laugh myself silly: Thanks, Pat.  Thank you for your continued weirdness. (Ironically, rightwing nutjobs also attribute I-35 as part of the secret government conspiracy to make Mexico, Canada, … Read More

WaPo Editorial On Romney’s “Faith” Speech

Ken AshfordElection 2008, GodstuffLeave a Comment

Well said: RELIGIOUS liberty is, as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney declared yesterday, "fundamental to America’s greatness." With religious division inciting violence across the globe, he is right to celebrate America’s tradition of religious tolerance. He’s right, too, that no one should vote against him, or for him, because he is a Mormon. We only wish his empathy for religious … Read More

Huckabee Claims Jesus Endorses Huckabee

Ken AshfordElection 2008, GodstuffLeave a Comment

What he said: STUDENT: Recent polls show you surging… What do you attribute this surge to? HUCKABEE: There’s only one explanation for it, and it’s not a human one. It’s the same power that helped a little boy with two fish and five loaves feed a crowd of five thousand people. (Applause) That’s the only way that our campaign can … Read More