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Tales of Horror from the Christian Homeschool Movement: Child Brides, Child Abuse, Children Kept in Cages
By Elaine Magliaro Thamiel Rosenkreuz has an interesting article over at If You Only News titled If She Bleeds, She Breeds: Christian Home Schoolers Debate Merits of Child Marriage. In her article, Rosenkreuz claimed that “parents are not always capable … Continue reading
Getting a Religious High in the Hoosier State?: First Church of Cannabis Granted Tax-Exempt Status in Indiana (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Crooks and Liars wrote, “The intent of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Indiana was to allow the free exercise of ‘religious freedom,’ which was highly contested and revised due to public outcry. That’s because the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Drug Policy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Homosexual Rights, IRS, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Short Video, States, United States
Tagged Cannabis, First Church of Cannabis, Indiana, Marijuana, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA
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Picture of the Day for June 5, 2015: A Cherry-Picked Edition of the Bible
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Fundamentalism, Hypocrisy, Politics, Religion, United States
Tagged Picture of the Day, The Bible
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Picture of the Day for May 20, 2015: Regarding Science and “An Age-Old Argument”
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Comedian Amy Schumer Responds to Birth Control Debate with Hilarious Prescription Ad Parody
By Elaine Magliaro Comedian Amy Schumer has a killer parody of a contraceptive prescription ad. In it, Schumer “satirizes just how hard it is for a woman to get her hands on birth control, following the commercial’s instructions to ask … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Drug Policy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Physicians, Politics, Propaganda, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Society, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Amy Schumer, Birth Control, Contraception, Contraceptives, Hobby Lobby, SCOTUS
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The Vagina Vigilantes Strike Again!: Republican Members of the House of Representatives Vote to Strike Down D.C. Law That Bans Reproductive Discrimination
By Elaine Magliaro Aaron C. Davis of The Washington Post reported last Thursday that the House of Representatives had “voted along party lines late Thursday to strike down a D.C. law on ideological grounds for the first time in almost … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Health Care, Health Care Insurance, Jurisprudence, Local Government, Pharmaceuticals, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, United States, Women's Rights
Tagged Abortion, Birth Control, Contraception, Contraceptives, District of Columbia, Eleanor Holmes Norton, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Vagina Vigilantes
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Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore Looks at Religious Freedom and Gay Commerce (VIDEO)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Mark Fiore: What do you do when you sign a law that is perfectly fine and simply safeguards Religious Liberty for All in the great tradition of apple pie and God? Why, you urge your state … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Christianity, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Democracy, Documentrary Films, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Humor, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Rock and Roll, Short Video, Society, States, United States
Tagged Indiana, Mark Fiore, Mike Pence, Political Cartoon, Republicans
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Religious Freedom Laws: Digging a Little Deeper
By Elaine Magliaro Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Indiana Discriminatory state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts appear to be all the rage in some parts of this country. Unlike the RFRA legislation passed previously in other states, the recent passage of Indiana’s RFRA … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Jurisprudence, Justice, Labor Movement, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Church, Society, United States
Tagged Arkansas, Indiana, Religion, Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Republican Party, Republicans, RFRA
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A Few Thoughts about Religion in America
Posted by Elaine Magliaro The biggest threat towards America today is not Communism, it is moving America towards a fascist theocracy . . . . When you have a government that prefers a certain moral code derived from a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Politics, Religion, United States
Tagged Frank Zappa, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA
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Stateside Indiana: Ridiculing and Speaking Out Against Bigotry
By Elaine Magliaro I’m am so happy to hear that Governor Mike Pence of Indiana “has come in for an extra heaping of scorn on social media” after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Curtis M. Wong (Huffington Post) said that … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Conservatives, Democracy, Documentrary Films, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Government, Homosexual Rights, Humor, Justice, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, Society, States, United States
Tagged Anti-Gay Laws, Bigotry, Discrimination, Mike Pence, Religious Discrimination, Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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