Posted in politics, rightwingers on 21 January 2008 - 15 שבט 5768
According to Catholic News, there is a group setting out to document “Christianophobia” in Europe. They say this is the “irrational fear of Christians or Christianity.”
Define “irrational”?
Given the history of recent Christian political actions - which is what most politically active people know: attempting to force their (Christian) moral choices on the rest of [...]
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Posted in Teh Gay, other paths, politics, rightwingers on 15 January 2008 - 9 שבט 5768
OK… Back when the Canadian laws and the UK marriage laws were passed I noted that I was thankful for our (US) preservation of the separation of Church and State. But I also noted that Churches should - soon - get out of the state business of “doing” the legal part of marriage. [...]
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Posted in Epicaricacy, politics, rightwingers on 4 January 2008 - 27 טבת 5768
At the Iowa Caucuses, last night, Pastor Huckabee’s cheerleader, Rebecca Sweethood, lets you know what she, at least, thinks of you in this prayer for the Pastor:
We pray that you would lift Mike Huckabee up, Lord… Lord we pray that he would not be ashamed to be known as a pastor. And that is exactly [...]
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Posted in politics, rightwingers on 21 December 2007 - 13 טבת 5768
Small Town Cheers Pastor Mike Huckabee’s Embrace of Faith:
“I know this is probably a very controversial thing, but may I say to you, Merry Christmas!” Mr. Huckabee told an audience of 200 in Marshalltown on Thursday morning, as the crowd rose to its feet.
OMG… That’s so exactly like the Ronald Reagan story I cited [...]
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Posted in politics, rightwingers on 15 December 2007 - 7 טבת 5768
Over at ReligiousLeft there is a great summary of right-wing coverage of the GOP’s religion issues. Romney denies room for anyone of non-belief to be American (or even Free). With Huckabee getting support from the Anti-Catholic Minutemen and Ron Paul getting support from Neo-Nazis, I can’t WAIT to see how this all plays out. [...]
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Posted in leftwingers, politics, rightwingers on 11 December 2007 - 3 טבת 5768
Want to hear some sermons preached by the Rev Presidential Wannabe? Tough. Huckabee Ain’t Gonna Let His Light Shine
When Mother Jones contacted the Huckabee campaign and asked if it would help make his previous sermons available, the campaign replied in a one-sentence email that it had received multiple requests for such material and [...]
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Posted in leftwingers, rightwingers on 4 December 2007 - 25 כסלו 5768
I’m not sure what more enjoyable: reading the right wing writings on Pullman’s The Golden Compass or reading the Left-wing writings about the right wing writings about Pullman’s The Golden Compass.
Over at Episcopal Cafe, the Lead’s Andrew Gerns follows the right-wing by implying that Pullman’s trilogy isn’t very popular… (why would anyone make a movie [...]
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Posted in Teh Gay, rightwingers on 22 November 2007 - 13 כסלו 5768
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Toledo has sent out a letter, read at Sunday Mass, urging area Catholics to reject city’s domestic-partner registry.
Thank you Bishop Leonard P. Blair, for urging your followers to foist your religion on everyone in Toledo.
Another fine example of why religions shouldn’t be tax exempt: feel free to take political positions [...]
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Posted in leftwingers, politics, rightwingers on 21 November 2007 - 12 כסלו 5768
Boing Boing starts a post with some interesting stats: Top ten most viewed pages on Wikipedia and Conservapedia:
But it seems the stats are screwed by click-bots. Ok. I can handle that.
But the comments section turns into a mini-fight between Conservapedia and RationalWiki.
Very fun.
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Posted in other paths, rightwingers on 16 November 2007 - 7 כסלו 5768
Ignatius Press has published a new book called “Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children’s Fantasy“. Carl, over at the Ignatius Press Blog Philip Pullman Free PR Blog, shares an excerpt from an interview with the author:
…[T]he work of Tolkien, Lewis and Rowling is primarily driven by the audience. It is the average [...]
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