Religious Right

What the state asks for, the state gets

October 3, 2008

Six chaplains in Virginia have resigned, dozens more have signed a protest letter and there’s talk of having a rally outside the governor’s pad on November 1, just a few days before the election.  All allege that they’re the victims of religious persecution. In this case it’s persecution because the state enacted a policy forbidding [...]

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Screaming to commence in 3…2…1…

September 25, 2008

The religious right and other assorted religious bigots love to scream about how they’re being persecuted here in America.  Some are so damned bad they’ve declared telling them to leave you alone is an act of persecution. The fact of the matter is that Christians are in fact persecuted in the United States.  One such [...]

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XXXtian Babes gets pulled by Baptists

September 20, 2008

When it comes to the excitement over Sarah Palin being offered the VP slot no one seems to exude it more than the religious right. Tony Perkins, a Southern Baptist and president of FRC, declared her nomination “an outstanding pick”. The key words in that last sentence is “Southern Baptist” and if there’s one thing [...]

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Palin’s church hosts Jews for Jesus leader

September 6, 2008

The liberal media had a field day over Obama’s connection to Wright. Now it’s come to light that Palin’s church recently played host to a leader of the controversial group Jews for Jesus. … Palin’s church, the Wasilla Bible Church, gave its pulpit over to a figure viewed with deep hostility by many Jewish organizations: [...]

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It’s the lack of silence that offends

June 4, 2008

Jerry Marszalek, a football coach in Michigan, has lost his job after allowing an assistant to pester Muslim students into becoming Christians. As you can expect, the professional Christian set is not happy about the development and have decided to spin it as yet another act of persecution – against Christians. According to an article [...]

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Evolution vs. Creationism, the Texas version

June 4, 2008

It looks like Texas is planning to enter the “debate” over the teaching of evolution. After fighting for nearly three years about how to teach children to read, the Texas Board of Education has decided to take on the science curriculum this summer. One of the goals of the board is to undermine the teaching [...]

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Ford Dealership to Non-Christians: STFU

May 27, 2008

Kieffe & Sons, a Ford dealership in California, has been running a radio ad since approximately February telling people who support the separation of church(es) and state and atheists to “sit down and shut up” . The ad, found at The Consumerist, has a man saying: Did you know that there are people in this [...]

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Imagine being told “no” because you’re a Christian

April 15, 2008

A photographer was recently found guilty of discrimination in New Mexico for refusing to photograph the wedding of a lesbian couple because of the “message” it sent. It should come as no surprise that the photographer in question is a Christian who thinks homosexuality is a “sin”. The professional Christian Martyr set is a bit [...]

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10 Things you should know about John McCain

April 9, 2008

Recently there’s been several articles about various supporters of both Obama and Clinton plan to vote for McCain should their candidate fail to cinch the nomination for the Democratic party. So, I’d like to share a list of things that *you* should know about John McCain that I picked up from Moveon.Org (the sources are [...]

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Copeland snubs Grassley, requests IRS audit

April 9, 2008

Kenneth Copeland, one of the targets of an investigation by Senator Grassley, has apparently requested an audit by the IRS. Attorneys for Kenneth Copeland Ministries sent a letter to the IRS’ Office of Examinations on Monday saying the church was willing to cooperate with a tax inquiry by the agency. Dallas television station KTVT first [...]

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