Politics
Atheists Apparently Still OK to Discriminate Against
If we’ve learned anything in this election, it’s that atheists may be the final group of people in the United States that it is okay to discriminate against. Muslims are apparently still in the running, but atheists are fair game to all, and supported by none. Take for instance the Senatorial race in North Carolina, [...]
The Religion Guide to the Presidential Election
To many people, religion is a key ingredient in what makes a good president or government. In the United States, many mistakenly feel that this is a Christian nation, and should be governed as such. Since that’s not the case, and the Constitution is clear about a separation between church and state, each candidate for [...]
On Positive Secularism, the Pope and France
Secularism is defined as “indifference to or rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations.” By definition, it is pretty clear what it is. Yet, there is an emergence of “positive secularism” in France, a nation where secularism is central to the French identity. French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the Pope recently that he envisions [...]
Conservapedia Scares Me
The conservative answer to Wikipedia, Conservapedia, scares the living daylights out of me. I’ll be honest — I’d never even known that Conservapedia existed, and right now I wish I could go back in time to when I didn’t know about it. Despite being an atheist, I actually tend to lean to the right politically, [...]
Third-Party President Runs Through Congress First
As the presidential debates grow closer, the calls grow louder to include Bob Barr and Ralph Nader in the process. While the rules state that a candidate must be polling at an average of at least 15% in five national polls, there are many reasons as to why this is a flawed gauge for a [...]
Sarah Palin on Religion
Continuing where I left off examining the religion of major party candidates for president, there are now two Vice-Presidential candidates whose religion needs to be examined. As with the presidential candidates, I am not looking to analyze what people think about these candidate’s religious beliefs, only analyze what the candidates themselves have actually said. The [...]
Liberals Showing Their True Colors
What a week for America’s Democrats. I’m not talking about that guy you work with that voted for Dukakis, I’m talking about the folks who won’t shut up about things they shouldn’t be talking about. From cable news to the Internet, from Keith Olbermann to the DailyKos and his minions, this week has been a [...]
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