Yes, the Republicans trot out the constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage out ever couple of years in order to rally their base. And if the Democrats had control of either house, you can bet your knickers that there would've been some vote on raising the minimum wage. In other words, it's politics and […]
In response to one of the new books out on that weird, new religion known as "Christianity" we offer some background information on those who may be unfamilar with the faith. My favorite: The Bible The Bible was written by God as a merchandising tie-in to His blockbuster film "The Ten Commandments." Each book of […]
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this week turned back an appeal by parents of some seventh graders against a public school's curriculum that they said indoctrinated students into Christianity. Among the more objectional parts of the program: Students would practice saying prayers and conclude them "in Jesus' name, Amen." Memorization of the Lord's […]
Former Clinton Secretary of State Madeline Albright has come out attacking President Bush's -- and a lot of other Americans' -- religious faith. "I worked for two presidents who were men of faith, and they did not make their religious views part of American policy," she said, referring to Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, both […]
I read Andrew Sullivan's column in this week's Time magazine and came away impressively unimpressed. Sullivan has been beating the gay marriage drum with vigor for the past couple of years and it's started to affect his cognitive abilities. Sullivan claims that "The 'Christian' vote has become shorthand in journalism for the Republican base." I […]
My brother-in-law, the pastor, occasionally gets a kick out quoting "Biblical scholar" Elaine Pagels to me. He knows that she's got her theology all out of whack, but Pagels and I have a history. You see, in one of my upper-division English courses at Cal Poly, I made a mistake. I unwittingly got a professor […]
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone […]
In a letter to the editor in today's New York Times, Rev. Thomas W. Goodhue, executive director fo the Long Island Council of Churches (No One Goes to Anymore) has an interesting take on Matthew 25. To the Editor: Garry Wills is a fine writer, but he needs to read the Bible a little more […]
Nobody like Nazis, especially Illinois Nazis. So, you may ask, what's worse than Nazis? Christians. Last weekend a bunch of Christian youth rallied in San Francisco against popular culture. More than 25,000 evangelical Christian youth landed Friday in San Francisco for a two-day rally at AT&T Park against "the virtue terrorism" of popular culture, and […]
I'm not a big fan on the "wall" that's supposedly in place between church and state in this country because it's most commonly used to try to silence religious people. On a similar note, when Republicans talk about their faith (or even when they're not) the anti-religious left goes ape with sinister conspiracy theories and […]