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Crazy for God : Frank Schaeffer on the Rachel Maddow Show
[There was a remarkable segment on last night’s Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC (Nov. 17, 2009). Former evangelical leader Frank Schaeffer described for Maddow and her audience some genuinely frightening activity that is occurring on the fringes of the religious … Continue reading
Fascist America : Are We There Yet?
Fascism in five easy steps …mature democracies turn fascist by a recognizable process, a set of five stages that may be the most important family resemblance that links all the whole motley collection of 20th Century fascisms together. By Sara … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, American Society, Fascism, KKK, Religious Right, Republican Party, Right Wing, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers
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Texas ‘Experts’ : Axe Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall from Textbooks
‘Experts’ hired by Texas State Board of Education:Chavez and Marshall don’t belong in school books Evangelical minister Peter Marshall said, ‘To have Cesar Chavez listed next to Ben Franklin is ludicrous.’ [Chavez] is not a role model who ‘ought to … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Censorship, Civil Rights, Education, Evangelical Christians, Religious Right, Social Conservatives, Texas
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Revising History in Texas : Christ in the Classroom
Cartoon from San Francisco Sentinel. Last week, Stephen Colbert tipped his ironic hat to the Texas State Board of Education. The board had already allowed creationism to be considered in Texas biology classes, the comedian said approvingly, and now it … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Right, Civil Liberties, Education, Religious Right, Texas
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The Foundation of the US: God and Guns?
I didn’t exactly come away from my studies of early American history believing that God and guns were founding principles. It’s a fair perversion of those principles that this fellow exhibits. And I’d bet he has thousands (or millions?) who … Continue reading
Religious Right Concedes Defeat!
‘Armageddon for the Religious Right.’ Art by Matthew Bors / Orlando Weekly. America’s religious Right has conceded that the election of US President Barack Obama has sealed its defeat in the cultural war with permissiveness and secularism. By Alex Spillius … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Evangelical Christians, Obama Presidency, Religious Right
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Porno and Politics : Mapping America
Graphic from Gallop Poll. Three of the five red Republican states top the list of states with the highest number of people who subscribe to online pornography sites. By Larry Ray / The Rag Blog / March 8, 2009 Political … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Conservatives, Pornography, Religious Right
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Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XLIX: A Vote for Obama Was "Material Cooperation with Intrinsic Evil"
Reverend Jay Scott Newman.Priest Blasts Catholic Obama VotersBy Meg Kinnard / November 14, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack … Continue reading
James Dobson’s Mass Mailing : ‘Focus on Stupidity’
Apocalyptic fearmonger James Dobson.‘Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America,’: ‘Toxic Cornpone.’by Robert Weitzel / November 3, 2008 You tell me whar a man gits his corn pone, en I’ll tell you what his ’pinions is. Mark Twain Mark Twain once … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Right, Fundamentalism, James Dobson, Obama, Obama Smear Campaign, Presidential Campaign, Religious Right, Scare Tactics
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Islamophobia in Texas : Fear-Mongering in Race for Education Board
Republican Bradley: Opponent soft on Islam.By Lisa Falkenberg Watch out, parents. Democratic State Board of Education candidate Laura Ewing wants to convert your children to Islam. At least, that’s the implication of a campaign ad from her opponent, Republican David … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Tactics, Education, Islam, Islamophobia, Political Campaigns, Public Schools, Religious Right, Texas
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