Mike Lukovich: And I’ll note that the good Dr. Pierce still has his fastball: Have you noticed? There’s a new thing that progressives should not do, because it will scare the horses and frighten the children, and harsh the holy mellows of the various tent-show evangelicals currently at work in Republican politics. It is called …
Religious Nuts 2
I know Betty Covered This Earlier, But…
I identify as an atheist these days, but to be clear, I’m a Jewish one. By that I mean that the religious education I received and the ongoing value I find in some ritual and more reading and thinking about the tradition to which I’m heir inform a lot of the way I try to …
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“Prayer Shaming” Is the New “War on Christmas”
Tweets like this have prompted howls of outrage from the tenderer blossoms among conservative Christians (i.e., all of them): Your "thoughts" should be about steps to take to stop this carnage. Your "prayers" should be for forgiveness if you do nothing – again. — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) December 2, 2015 The more panicky among that …
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Gotta Keep ‘Em Separated
Well gosh, that sure didn’t take long, did it? A top Tennessee Republican lawmaker believes the time has come for the National Guard to round up any Syrian refugees who have recently settled in the state and to stop any additional Syrian refugees from entering Tennessee. “We need to activate the Tennessee National Guard and stop …
Blind Science Trials
It’s pretty weird how that whole theocratic crushing of ideas thing kicks in for Republican Conservative Champions Of Free Speech whenever the subject turns to a woman’s reproductive system. A University of Missouri doctoral student plans to continue research for her dissertation on the effects of the state’s recently imposed 72-hour waiting period for abortions, despite a …
The Burning Question In Ferguson
So, I’m eager to hear from the “Christianity is under assault in America!” crowd about who is setting black churches on fire near Ferguson, Missouri. In Missouri, a $2,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of a suspected arsonist targeting churches in predominately black neighborhoods. Since October 8, six church …
Scots, wha hae…*
Annoying street preachers, or campus preachers, are not just an American phenomenon. A very loud and and stroppy one was rightly interrupted by a lone piper on the streets of St. Andrews, Scotland (h/t: Raw Story): I lived in St. Andrews for three years between 1992 and 1995 while doing my first graduate degree. In …