Politics
The Sanctity of Marriage Myth
The “sanctity of marriage,” same-sex marriages, Constitutional amendments defining marriage, and the myths that come with them are a-plenty. But what’s the truth behind all of this. Are gay weddings a risk to the sanctity of marriage? The truth is, the “sanctity of marriage” is just a myth.
Obama – Osama Sign is Pathetic
Down in Jonesville, South Carolina, there lies a church that is trying to get people to think. So the sign in front of the Jonesville Church of God now reads: “Obama, Osama, hmm, are they brothers?” Pastor Roger Byrd is the genius behind this, and he backs up his sign with intelligent quotes, such as, [...]
Religion on the Campaign Trail: How Much is Too Much?
I know I’m not alone in noticing that every other day there is a new story on one of the three remaining presidential candidates and their faith. In the past few elections, this has been reserved more for the Republican candidates, but this year it’s completely taken over the Democratic candidates as well. I say [...]
Priest Pleads Guilty to Stalking Conan O’Brien
Recent News & Links… Priest Pleads Guilty to Stalking TV’s Conan O’Brien I guess he was lured in by the idea of Dudez-A-Plenti. Clinton and Obama Talk Religion, But Not Science Obama, Clinton and McCain have been invited to debate science, an important subject for a future president to weigh in on. Why so eager [...]
Illinois Rep. Monique Davis Gets Stupid at Atheist
Once again with a tip to About.com’s Austin Cline, here is the tale of Rep. Monique Davis (D-Ill.) going all kinds of crazy when confronted by an atheist in front of the House State Government Administration. Since I can’t do any justice to describing what transpired, I will offer you the full transcript of the [...]
Blair: Religion Needs to Be Rescued
Religion must be rescued from extremism, as well as irrelevance, to be a positive force for good, according to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair, who has kept religion a personal and relatively private matter at many points of his public life, is now going public with his beliefs on faith. Back when he [...]
McCain Shys Away From Religion Talk
In an article on Politico.com, Jonathon Martin writes that Sen. John McCain has shied away from discussing his religion during recent stops on his campaign, and that may hurt him come election day. While not accusing McCain of doing anything wrong, in fact Mr. Martin seems to compliment McCain on his old-school-ness of keeping his [...]
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