Everyone loses when politicians set the curriculm standards, especially when those politicians are far right wing ideologues from deep East Texas. And when I say everyone, I don’t just mean everyone in Texas. Continue reading
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You must go see this!
29 SepChris Hedges on Olbermann’s Countdown
Sept. 28: Chris Hedges, author of “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America,” discusses the growing influence of church on state. (Countdown)
Christian Right going after contraception next…
28 SepContraception becomes new rallying point for abortion foes
Emboldened by the anti-abortion movement’s success in restricting access to abortion, an increasingly vocal group of Christian conservatives is arguing that it’s time to mount a concerted attack on contraception.
Chris Hedges to speak at The Rothko Chapel in Houston
11 AugOf likely interest to those of you in the Houston area:
Former War Correspondent and Author Chris Hedges to speak at The Rothko Chapel
Renowned war correspondent and author, Chris Hedges, will speak on the topic of his upcoming book American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America on September 25, 2006 at 7:30 pm at The Rothko Chapel.
I present to you “Christians in the Hand of an Angry God”
30 JulI’ve read this before. I liked it then, and I still like it. And yes, I too am an ex-Christian who actually studied the Bible. Brad does an excellent job in his theology, and makes a very believable case for his premise. What is his premise you ask?
The gospel that is being taught in almost every evangelical and fundamentalist church in America is a false gospel, and it has condemned tens of millions of people to eternal damnation in the fires of Hell.
Read his thesis here:
Christians in the Hand of an Angry God (part 1)
Christians in the Hand of an Angry God (part 2)
Christians in the Hand of an Angry God (part 3)
Christians in the Hand of an Angry God (part 4)
Christians in the Hand of an Angry God (part 5)
Representative excerpt from part 3
You remember Jesus, right? The guy who stood up against everything the Republicans stand for? Supposedly your savior if you call yourself a Christian? That guy. And oh yeah, he never mentioned anything about homosexuality, or, for that matter, much about any kind of sin other than robbing the poor. In fact, the only time that anybody forced the issue on him, it was a trap by the Pharisees, who hated Jesus with a fiery passion. You see, the Pharisees were exactly like modern Republicans.
Why bring this to your attention now? It’s the necessary backstory for understanding this post, which I think you should go and read.
So now we know, in at least one case, what it costs to preach that George Bush isn’t God’s prophet on Earth, Jesus doesn’t say it’s OK to hate the poor, and that wealthy people don’t usually have all of that money because God recognizes their virtues: $500,000.00 per sermon.
The GOP and San Franciscophobia
17 JulWith Ineptitude on Full Display, the Party’s Over for Republicans
by Garrison Keillor
Stop the war on contraception
6 JulI just found out about this from Planned Parenthood:
Throughout the country, at both the federal and state levels, there has been a frontal assault on virtually all forms of reproductive health care, from abortion to birth control, from emergency contraception to sex education.
False patriotism doesn’t pass muster
28 JunEffort to outlaw flag burning fails in Senate
That link is Reuter’s headline, not mine. I know it was about a Constitutional Amendment, not a law. Oy vey!
We owe a debt of gratitude to those who voted against this abomination, and a vote for the opponents of those who voted for it. As Leonard Pitts Jr. referred to it, misplaced patriotism on display has not changed anything. At best, it stirred up their conservative base, and gave the Republicans a talking point for the mid-term elections. It appears clear to me that this is all it was ever about.
As the Associated Press story put it:
Winning isn’t the only goal for those measures or other social policy proposals congressional Republicans will bring up this year in an effort to energize their base of voters.
House Republicans intend to hold votes this summer and fall touching on abortion, guns, religion and other priority issues for social conservatives, part of an attempt to improve the party’s prospects in the midterm elections.
Beware God’s Bullies
15 JunDon’t Bow To God’s Bullies
Rev. Jim Rigby, posted to AlterNet
If you want to know why Americans are so frightened and why we attack anything that challenges our dominance over others, read the Bible.
An Aging Trans Woman 