Another shocked evangelical conservative: Some of us — in my case, a political conservative and evangelical Christian — are getting a queasy feeling when it comes to the presidential campaign of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, and much of it has to do with his use of faith in this political campaign. Many who don’t …
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German Ban on Scientology
Sure, Scientologists are crackpots. But does Germany really want to be known for religious persecution?
The Coalition Of Permanent Victims Now Victimizing Each Other
In case you haven’t seen it yet, this ought to please John. Honestly, try to write a narrative piled deeper with schadenfreude than these pitched battles within the religious right over who is and isn’t religious right enough. On the one hand you have Catholic bigot and permanent victim Bill Donahue throwing down with young …
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Merry Christmas!
Personally, I see nothing wrong with this ad on its face. Huckabee is a Christian, and if he wants to use his campaign funds to wish America Merry Christmas, so be it – even if it’s probably not a genuine Christmas wish: In fact, this ad is probably a more shrewd political move that you …
One Thing to Remember
While watching the Huckabee freak-out on the right, their contempt for the people they were pandering too was well known. Remember David Kuo? A flashback: In the book, Kuo, who quit the White House in 2003, accuses Karl Rove’s political staff of cynically hijacking the faith-based initiatives idea for electoral gain. It assails Bush for …
Why is Huckabee Doing So Well?
It’s God, I tells ya! While I’m not too interested in seeing him elected, I’d love to see him kick ass in the primaries. He’s the only Republican I can stomach – and that’s only because of his support of the FairTax.
The Moral of “The Golden Compass”
“Children should be atheists and religion is evil.” What’s the problem again?