Category Archives: Religion

Propaganda 104 Supplemental: Vizzini and “Terrorism” (Case Study) UPDATED

By Gene Howington “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words … Continue reading

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Government Propaganda, Islam, Media, Murder, Propaganda, Racism, War on "Terror" | 16 Comments

Picture of the Day for July 5, 2015: Regarding the Separation of Church and State

Posted by Elaine Magliaro

Posted in American History, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Government, John Adams, Politics, Religion, Thomas Jefferson, United States | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Lacking Grace: Flag mania trumps loss of Faith in a free market for symbols

By: Ann Summers “They got a goddamn day for Confederate flags. This is some bullshit!” says the (presumably black) man filming this video And just when you’re wondering how long this line of assholes in lifted trucks can possibly be, … Continue reading

Posted in Barack Obama, Christianity, Civil War, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Courts, Democracy | 136 Comments

Picture of the Day for June 23, 2015: Regarding Climate Change, Pope Francis, and Three Republican Presidential Candidates

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Click here to view more political cartoons by Politico’s Matt Wuerker.

Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Denialism, Humor, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Roman Catholic Church, Science, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 78 Comments

Controversial Sign Outside Baptist Church in Virginia Links Equal Rights to Satan

By Elaine Magliaro Hermant Mehta (Patheos) reported on Thursday that there’s a sign outside the Taylor Road Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia that “is rightfully pissing people off.” Dallas Franklin of KFOR noted that the church sign has caused lots of folks to … Continue reading

Posted in Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Racism, Religion, United States | Tagged , , , | 97 Comments

From the Climate Change Denier Diaries: Dumbass Fox News Host Claims Pope Francis Is the Most Dangerous Person on the Planet

By Elaine Magliaro First, we had the dumbass senator from Oklahoma James Inhofe suggesting that Pope Francis should butt out of the debate on climate change. Now we have a dumbass Fox News personality claiming that the Catholic pontiff is … Continue reading

Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Denialism, Energy Policy, Media, Political Science, Politics, Roman Catholic Church, Science, United States | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

Open Thread on the Charleston Church Shooting

Posted by Elaine Magliaro Over at Huffington Post, there is an article by Ed Mazza, Jade Walker & Kelly Chen titled Charleston Church Shooting: White Gunman Kills 9 At Historic Black Church. The article is being continually updated. People have … Continue reading

Posted in Equal Rights, Racism, Religion, Society, United States | Tagged , , , | 100 Comments

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

Posted in Christianity, Democracy, Education, Fundamentalism, Government, Religion, Society, United States | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Picture of the Day for June 10, 2015: Regarding Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians

Posted by Elaine Magliaro

Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Politics, Religion, United States | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Plaintiffs in “Gay Conversion” Therapy Lawsuit Were Told to Blame Their Mothers for Their Homosexuality

By Elaine Magliaro David Porter of the Associated Press reported on an interesting New Jersey court case on Monday. According to Porter, four men sued Jersey City-based Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH) “in 2012 under New Jersey’s consumer … Continue reading

Posted in Civil Law, Courts, Homosexual Rights, Judaism, Psychology, Religion, United States | Tagged , | 5 Comments