Posts Tagged ‘politics’

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 09:14 | 2 comments
Categories: Bad News, News, video

Fucking religious assholes trying to meddle in politics.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 13:08 | 2 comments
Categories: Bad News, evil, video

Christian group’s billboards denounce separation of church, state
A Hillsborough public policy group whose Christian platform included a push for a state ban on gay marriage has embraced a new attack on an old target: the separation of church and state.
Ten billboard advertisements against what activist Terry Kemple called the separation “lie” are being put up [...]

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 at 16:42 | 5 comments
Categories: News, Stupidity, evil

Huckabee, Gingrich urge political engagement in Va. Beach
Two leading voices of the Republican Party’s evangelical wing visited Rock Church on Friday for a forum aimed at recapturing some of the movement’s political momentum.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee urged Christians to get involved in politics to preserve the [...]

Sunday, June 7th, 2009 at 14:32 | 3 comments
Categories: News, Stupidity

Oppose the Creation of Spiritual Heritage Week
Action Alert: Oppose the Creation of Spiritual Heritage Week
Today, Rep. Randy Forbes of Virginia, the Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, and twenty-four other members of the House of Representatives, co-sponsored a resolution in Congress that would “affirm the rich spiritual and religious history of our Nation’s [...]

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 at 07:23 | 0 comments
Categories: Interesting, News
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 at 09:09 | 5 comments
Categories: Good News, Interesting

Atheist Revival in Arkansas

Hard to say what was more remarkable about the resolution that was read into the record and referred to committee Wednesday by a member of the 87th Arkansas General Assembly.
The resolution itself: HJR 1009: AMENDING THE ARKANSAS CONSTITUTION TO REPEAL THE PROHIBITION AGAINST AN ATHEIST HOLDING ANY OFFICE IN THE CIVIL DEPARTMENTS OF [...]

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 09:30 | 1 comment
Categories: Interesting, News

Canadians are leery about mixing politics and religion
What do Democrats Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin, have in common?
All four candidates for U.S. president and vice-president have made it clear, exceedingly clear, they’re proud Christians.
None is willing to follow the wishes of many annoyed Canadians and refrain from ending [...]

Saturday, October 4th, 2008 at 14:51 | 1 comment
Categories: Interesting, News

When Atheists Attack By Sam Harris
Let me confess that I was genuinely unnerved by Sarah Palin’s performance at the Republican convention. Given her audience and the needs of the moment, I believe Governor Palin’s speech was the most effective political communication I have ever witnessed. Here, finally, was a performer who—being maternal, wounded, righteous and [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 at 23:55 | 7 comments

Ban on Political Endorsements by Pastors Targeted
CHICAGO — Declaring that clergy have a constitutional right to endorse political candidates from their pulpits, the socially conservative Alliance Defense Fund is recruiting several dozen pastors to do just that on Sept. 28, in defiance of Internal Revenue Service rules.
The effort by the Arizona-based legal consortium is designed [...]

Monday, September 8th, 2008 at 14:26 | 0 comments
Categories: Interesting, News