Plunderbund

A group of Christian leaders recently put together a document called “An Evangelical Manifesto” in which they condemn Christians on the right (and left) for using faith to push their own personal, political agendas.
People like Phil Burress, Richard Land and James Dobson - the worst offenders of politicizing faith - were not invited to participate […]

Hearings on Senate Bill 305 start tomorrow.
The goal of the bill is to prevent discriminatory practices on the basis of “sexual orientation”.
Besides the normal cast of characters coming out for and against this bill- we also have, for the first time I can remember, the business community getting involved.
Big Ohio companies like Cardinal Health, Cleveland […]

Tony Perkins is pissed because someone decided to host a religious event without inviting him. Boo hoo.
CNN’s “Compassion Forum”, held this past Sunday, allowed both Democratic candidates to answer questions about their faith that, thankfully, didn’t come from Christofascist asshats like Perkins.
As a result, the forum focused on issues that real Christians should care […]

With Easter quickly approaching, I was really starting to expect some ‘War on Easter’ articles and posts from the bible-thumping right. It’s pretty pretty quiet though. Until today.
That’s when I came across this article in the Christian-themed Citizen USA newspaper about that dangerous false prophet: The Easter Bunny.
In it the author warns us […]

I wish I was making this up. I’m not. This is a hate email the author of a vegan blog received.
You people are going to ruin your little daughter and make her burn in hell like the two of you. You think you are clever and so does the devil. Only God has […]

Creationist museum auctioning mastodon skull
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On of the guys who bleats loudest about the “War on Christmas” (other than Bill-O, of course) is Bill Donahue of the Catholic League. He’s now criticizing Huck for injecting too much religion into politics, specifically about his latest television advert.
Donahue, the president of the Catholic League and an ardent defender of Christmas in […]

Will pigs fly next?
Okay, I have to quickly say that I live in Virginia and our Democratic party had a great night last night - we took back control of the state senate, again emphasizing that Virginia is not really a “red” state.
Back to the subject of this post…seriously, Pat Robertson is endorsing […]

Well, anything that impugns on the separation of church and state infringes on freedom of religion, so it’s not exactly like this is a new thing for these guys. But this is pretty blatant. Prisons Purging Books on Faith From Libraries:
Behind the walls of federal prisons nationwide, chaplains have been quietly carrying out […]

Last night, CNN debuted part one of “God’s Warriors”, a three-part series looking at people of the three Mosaic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) who feel they are God’s Warriors. Last night was Judaism, tonight (9PM) Islam, and tomorrow (also 9PM) Christianity.
Here’s an example of the “God Warrior” concept found on GodTube.

And a preview […]

First it’s comedic genius Alec Baldwin’s ugly divorce proceedings (and it’s ugly fallout with his daughter), now it’s Born-Again Stephen “BioDome” Baldwin’s unfortunate involvement in turning the Iraq War into millennialist proselytizing.
Baldwin became a right-wing, born-again Christian after the 9/11 attacks, and now is the star of Operation Straight Up (OSU), an evangelical entertainment troupe […]

Man, I love Christianists. Those guys know how to have a good time.
On criticism of the books from Christians in Britain and the United States:
“I had one letter from a vicar in England — this is the difference — saying would I please not put Christmas trees at Hogwarts as it was clearly a […]

You will love this one. That headline is an actual quote from an Odessa, Texas school official crowing in an email about using curriculum which clearly violates the First Amendment. Shannon Baker, the ECISD director of curriculum and instruction sent out an email after a 4-2 vote approving the curriculum:
YES, WE ARE USING […]

It’s not “our” government; it’s Dubya’s government:
“They can have their votes of no-confidence but it’s not going to make the determination about who serves in my government,” Mr. Bush said.
Post title courtesy of George Bush’s iPod.

PBS, unfortunately, appears to be spreading fundie propaganda. Specifically, a documentary called Wall of Separation aired a few days ago, and the film takes the historically incorrect view that the US was founded as an explicitly Christian nation.
“The Wall of Separation is a metaphor deeply embedded in the American consciousness,” the company observes. “Most […]