“Freedom is measured by the distance between church and state”
People continue their anti-islamic bullshit, fear-mongering and just plain stupidity.
I’m not pro-Islamic, just anti-bigotry. In fact, I’m generally anti-religion, and ONE of the reasons for that is because the greatest function of religion seems to be hating on all the other religions, and this is no more greatly exemplified than the current hoo-haw over the [...]
This story about the Harrisburg, PA mayor, repeats a common theme displaying vast amounts of ignorance and insensitivity. Here’s the AU’s take on it
Let’s say your boss holds a prayer meeting every morning at 10. Let’s say you’re not comfortable attending. At the next prayer meeting, your boss says, “Anyone who doesn’t like this can [...]
The lengths religious idiots will go to in their quest for oppressing others!
The Archbishop for the military is whining now about the repeal of DADT and says, “Sacrificing the moral beliefs of individuals or their living conditions to respond to mere political considerations is neither just nor prudent.”
Archbishop Broglio is charged with the spiritual welfare [...]
Senate panel, House approve ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ compromise plan
Excellent news. It’s a START. It is not the end, but it’s the beginning of the end.
At the end of the linked article we find this:
A major problem might be determining how to reconcile the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” with federal law that defines [...]
No, no…. I would not seriously suggest killing someone as an act of mercy for the rest of us. But seriously, I would not be saddened if Sarah Palin were to suddenly drop out of public view and just go back to private life. She is an ignorant buffoon and is not at all qualified [...]
There’s been a lot of coverage over Judge Crabb’s ruling on Thursday that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. And a lot of misunderstanding as well.
The judge’s ruling is, of course, correct — it is unconstitutional for the government to declare the National Day of Prayer, especially when it is done in conjunction with [...]
Okay, for those of you who are interested, you can read the official court transcripts of the Prop 8 trial. And you can find running commentaries from all sides of the issue (just Google “Prop 8 trial“).
I would love to be able to sit and observe the entire trial, and hear what is being said. [...]
This report is highly upsetting: Rachel Maddow Interview with Former Evangelist Frank Schaeffer: Christian Right Is ‘Trolling for Assassins’
The whole article is sickening, of course, because it merely highlights how bad the Christians are becoming. But this one part is particularly bothersome because it hides a double-message:
Maddow: And then, there‘s this biblical quote making the [...]
Over at Proud Atheists, a set of questions were posted regarding the increasing billboard and bus-ad campaigns. The original post address the ads from the Freedom from Religion Foundation, but these campaigns are not just from FFRF any more. They include ads from American Humanist Association, and many local chapters of the Coalition of Reason.
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Once again the Baptists (parrotting the rest of the anti-gay religious crowd) get it wrong.
In their latest post, bemoaning President Obama’s signing the Hate Crimes Bill into law, states:
“All violent crimes are hate crimes, and all crime victims deserve equal justice,” ADF Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley said in a written statement. “This law is [...]
Oh good lord! Supreme Prejudice: Scalia Says Government Can Promote Religion
What an ass! How can he be considered qualified to sit on the Supreme Court after bullshit like this:
The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to come back into session Oct. 5, and just in time for that, Justice Antonin Scalia has decided to pop [...]
A very good summary as to why Mike Huckabee would be a horrible choice for America.
For progressives, a President Huckabee is a frightening prospect. Beneath Huckabee’s affability is a religious zealot who would threaten America with a Christian theocracy. Huckabee opposes women’s reproductive health, same-sex marriage, and civil unions. And with an irony that is [...]
C’mon, people. We need to get behind the Public Option. We simply cannot afford to allow the drug companies and the insurance companies to stay in control. They are supposed to be working for us, not against us.
Check this out.
This is insane, but it’s from Florida, so what do you expect? Anti-Choice Floridians Peddling Constitutional Amendment to Criminalize Birth Control Pill (see also here)
Yep, you read it right. Some right-wing idiots are trying to push a “Personhood Amendment” into the State Constitution, declaring that even a zygote is a “person”, and therefore as a [...]
This is AWESOME! These are part of a Billboard campaign by several congregations of Metropolitan Community Church in the Dallas, TX area. And, can you believe it — there are some people who are offended by this!
From the article:
Christine Lutz was traveling down Interstate-30, just east of Fort Worth, when she came face to face [...]
I just listened to the President’s speech to students today. I also just listened to the aftermath comments.
One republican strategist (Joe somebody, I didn’t catch his full name) was going on and on about how Obama is one of the most gifted orators, very likeable, charismatic, blah blah blah. And he said that today’s speech [...]
Oh my GAWD! On a friend’s Facebook page, she posted a link to Obama’s speech, as did I. One person commented beneath it:
I think it’s not so much the speaking but the “homework”/assignments that were to go along with it. As a teacher, I have a problem with it. As a parent, I have a [...]
Oh my GAWD! All the nasty rhetoric last week from the Republicans, for this?? The text of Obama’s speech to students, scheduled for tomorrow, has been released. You can (and should) read it here.
I just don’t understand what could POSSIBLY be so fearsome about this speech. He says he’s talked about education before — the [...]
Rich Madaleno, a Maryland senator, wrote an important Op-Ed piece: A Marriage Like Any Other. Madaleno is an openly gay man, married with two children. He and his husband were married in their church. His colleagues in the legislature have met his husband.
He writes about meeting his husband on a blind date, being married, getting [...]
Scenario: You are a registered voter in your jurisdiction. A local measure comes up for a vote. The proposed action (let’s say it’s about reclaiming an abandoned property and turning it into a neighborhood park for children; or maybe building a pedestrian bridge over a gully so that people won’t have to walk a mile [...]
