Discussions generated from fall out surrounding Amanda Marcotte’s departure from the John Edwards campaign are still taking up pixels in lefty blogger circles. Atrios has led the league in thoughts on the subject, and the New Donkey summarizes his thoughts and responds: His basic argument, with which I basically agree, is that once "people of faith" inject their religious views … Read More
A Hopeful Sign
Evolution Sunday: Flocks of the Christian faithful in the US will this Sunday hold special services celebrating Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The idea is to stand up to creationism, which claims the biblical account of creation is literally true, and which is increasingly being promoted under the guise of "intelligent design". Proponents of ID say the universe is so … Read More
A Double Does Of Wingnuttery
First up: Marsha West, a "freelance writer specializing in Christian worldview". Let’s see what her Christian worldview is: Radical feminism: The kiss of death Oh, this isn’t going to be pretty. The "great strides" made by the feminist movement have been lost on young celebrities. Britney Spears has been spotted frequenting nightspots with actress Lindsay Lohan and heiress Paris Hilton. … Read More
Gay Music
Well, praise the LORD for Lovegodsway.org. Not only do they give us great music videos like "The Bible Says (God Hates A Fag)" by Donnie Davies and Evening Service (click on it — it’s very [unintentionally] funny in its badness), but they also provide a handy-dandy list of "Bands To Watch Out For" — that is, music that will turn … Read More
Please Deliver Us
THE END OF DAYS IS UPON US: Tom Cruise is "Christ" — so says "leaders" of the Church Of Scientology.
Hate Crimes and The Religious Right
"Hate crime" legislation is intended to increase penalties for people who commit felonies based on the victim’s race, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Why are so many religious groups on the right threatened by it? Are these people intending to commit crimes?
The Obama Smear Campaign In Its Early Stages
Here’s my attempt at an answer: Look, with all that is going on in the world, and with the importance of the next President affecting your finances and (in many ways) your life, if a candidate’s smoking habits (or lack thereof) operate as a relevant factor for you, then you should simply be denied your right to vote. Plain and … Read More
Bush: The Unpopular Ex-President, Too
Not only is Bush’s current approval rating lagging in the sub-40’s — the worst treand of any President in modern times — but he’s not very popular as a soon-to-be ex-President. The Bush Presidential Library [insert "My Pet Goat" joke here], like all presidential libraries, is intended to serve as a respository of all the great things and writing of … Read More
Timing Is Everything
Looks like Nathan Tabor picked the wrong day to write this: Democrats attempted to embarrass the President and portray him as being out of touch with the American public by forcing a vote on a federal funding plan for embryonic stem cell research that he had promised to veto. Embryonic stem cell research has resulted in zero successful treatments. That’s … Read More
Recommended Reading: Christian Right’s Use Of The Bible
It’s a bit scholarly and long, but interesting if you’re into that sort of thing. Margaret Mitchell is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Chicago. In this essay, entitled "How Biblical is the Christian Right?", Mitchell chonicles how the Chiristian right, who claim themselves to be biblical "literalists", frequently engage in biblical cherry-picking — … Read More
Jefferson’s Koran
You got to hand it to Rep. Keith Ellison, the Minnesota congressman to be who is going to be the first Muslim elected to congrressional office. You may recall that he caused some flack when he said that he wanted to be sworn in on the Koran, his holy book which is sacred to him. This caused some silly controversy … Read More
Well, God Spoke To Me And Told Me That Pat Robertston Is Batshit Insane
So God and Pat Robertson have been having another tete-a-tete. And God (through Pat) has some bad news for 2007: Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday that God has told him that a terrorist attack on the United States would cause a "mass killing" late in 2007. "I’m not necessarily saying it’s going to be nuclear," he said during his … Read More
Kirk (“Growing Pains”) Cameron Disproves Evolution
Here’s how: The logic of and support for evolution also was questioned in a stunt the two [Kirk Cameron and fellow evangelical Ray Comfort] did for their television show, when they let "evolutionists hang themselves with their own words." "We called eight airlines (on camera) and asked if they would let us bring a ‘relative’ on the plane. We said … Read More
Give The Kid An “A” In History; Fail The Teacher
Matthew LaClair is a student in public high school in Kearny, New Jersey. David Paszkiewicz is his 11th grade accelaerated history teacher. Paszkiewicz would often lace his classes with — well — historical inaccuracies, including telling the students that only Christians went to heaven, that the Big Bang and evolution were false, and — wait for it — that dinosaurs … Read More
We Need A Little Christmas
(1) Inflation took its largest jump in decades (2) Joint Chiefs of Staff oppose Bush’s plan to put more troops in Iraq. Bush has always said that he will listen to the advice of his military advisors. Will he? RELATED: Powell breaks with Bush 43, too. (3) America’s biggest cash crop? Cannibas. ("It is the leading cash crop in 12 … Read More