Notes From the Front: Religion's War on America

Boing Boing: Creationist Dr. Dino goes to jail

2006-11-04T08:40:00.000-07:00

Kent "Dr. Dino" Hovind, founder of Creation Science Evangelism and the Dinosaur Adventure Land creationist theme park in Florida ("where Dinosaurs and the Bible meet!"), and his wife face more than 200 years in jail for tax fraud.

Hullabaloo

2006-10-31T20:42:00.000-07:00

The movement to establish an American theocracy is serious, relentless, and very, very dangerous.

Journalism Professor and Conservative Columnist Claims "The Only True Objectivity Is Biblical Objectivity"

2006-10-21T22:59:00.000-06:00

Journalism Professor and Conservative Columnist Claims "The Only True Objectivity Is Biblical Objectivity"

Religious right wields clout

2006-10-09T18:45:00.000-06:00

If you aren't Christian, you aren't funded.

As Exemptions Grow, Religion Outweighs Regulation - New York Times

2006-10-09T15:30:00.000-06:00

Who says there is a separation of Church and State?

Segregationists begat the Religious Right

2006-10-04T13:58:00.000-06:00

"The religious right resulted from white southern conservatives who were afraid of losing IRS tax-exempt status for their segregated "Christian" schools. So claimed in effect none less than Paul Weyrich, the right-wing political strategist generally credited with creating the Moral Majority and the religious right."

YouTube - Jesus Camp : Kids Worshipping to a George Bush Picture

2006-09-19T19:00:00.000-06:00

Jesus Camp - because its never too early to start indoctinating your kids.

KRT Wire | 08/25/2006 | Katherine Harris says failure to elect Christians will `legislate sin'

2006-08-26T06:47:00.000-06:00

Rep. Katherine Harris said this week that God did not intend for the United States to be a "nation of secular laws" and that a failure to elect Christians to political office will allow lawmaking bodies to "legislate sin."

Dean: Michelle Goldberg's Study of the Rise of Christian Nationalism, and Its Adherents' Strategy to Use the Courts to Further Their

2006-08-25T16:52:00.000-06:00

"If more Americans would read works like Michelle Goldberg's Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism, the longevity of our democracy, as we know it, would be more assured. I say this because the more people who understand the thinking and agenda of the growing forces of "Christian nationalism," the less likely it will be that these forces will succeed. Not many people want to go where Christian nationalists want to take the country."

Silver Linings and a Cross of Gold (Harpers.org)

2006-07-23T15:04:00.000-06:00

"It turns out there's an upside to the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah—if you're waiting for the second coming of Christ. Here's a selection of excited messages spotted over the last few days on the Rapture Ready/End Times Chat online bulletin board."

New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz: Row over Christian smacking manual

2006-07-23T15:02:00.000-06:00

"A Christian group urging parents to smack their children, using discipline sessions lasting up to 15 minutes, has been accused of promoting what amounts to child abuse. "

Hindu Priests arrested for cannibalism

2006-04-14T18:32:00.000-06:00

Two Hindu priests have been arrested on charges of eating vital organs from the corpse of a child in the belief they would gain supernatural powers, Indian police said today.

The Case Of Tim LaHaye

2006-04-03T20:37:00.000-06:00

All about LaHaye before he co-authored the Left Behind series.

How the GOP Became God's Own Party

2006-04-03T20:21:00.000-06:00

Now that the GOP has been transformed by the rise of the South, the trauma of terrorism and George W. Bush's conviction that God wanted him to be president, a deeper conclusion can be drawn: The Republican Party has become the first religious party in U.S. history.

Barbarians of suburbs target French Jews

2006-04-03T20:14:00.000-06:00

Barbarians seemed an appropriate name. The shocking cruelty inflicted on Halimi seemed to have little to do with efforts to extract money from his anguished family. It evoked the sadistic moral universe of A Clockwork Orange, the novel by Anthony Burgess, with a dose of anti-semitism thrown in.

Testing Darwin's Teachers

2006-04-03T20:08:00.000-06:00

Two decades of political and legal maneuvering on evolution has spilled over into public schools, and biology teachers are struggling to respond. Loyal to the accounts they've learned in church, students are taking it upon themselves to wedge creationism into the classroom, sometimes with snide comments but also with sophisticated questions — and a fervent faith.

As sophomore Daniel Read put it: "I'm going to say as much about God as I can in school, even if the teachers can't."

Bush Urges More Money for Religious Charities - New York Times

2006-03-11T18:56:00.000-07:00

President Bush said Thursday that his administration had made progress by awarding more than $2.1 billion last year to social programs operated by churches, synagogues and mosques.

State bill proposes Christianity be Missouri’s official religion

2006-03-05T17:12:00.000-07:00

Missouri legislators in Jefferson City considered a bill that would name Christianity the state's official "majority" religion.

Islam :: Poll reveals 40pc of British Muslims want sharia law in UK

2006-02-19T22:25:00.000-07:00

Four out of 10 British Muslims want sharia law introduced into parts of the country, a survey reveals today.

The ICM opinion poll also indicates that a fifth have sympathy with the "feelings and motives" of the suicide bombers who attacked London last July 7, killing 52 people, although 99 per cent thought the bombers were wrong to carry out the atrocity.

Sharon a Victim of Kahanist Voodoo?

2006-02-07T07:31:00.000-07:00

Far-right activists took credit Thursday for the severe deterioration in Ariel Sharon's health, claiming that a pulsa denura - Aramaic for "lashes of fire" - death curse they instigated against the prime minister in July was the real catalyst behind his current state of health.

Bomb blast at Christian market kills 6 in Indonesia - Yahoo! News

2005-12-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

A bomb packed with nails exploded in a crowded Christian market selling pork ahead of New Year celebrations in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing six people and wounding 45, police said.

Pakistani Killed Daughters to Save 'Honor'

2005-12-30T17:04:00.000-07:00

Nazir Ahmed appears calm and unrepentant as he recounts how he slit the throats of his three young daughters and their 25-year old stepsister to salvage his family's "honor" — a crime that shocked Pakistan.

Orthodox Jews Disrupt Messianic Worship Service

2005-12-30T16:57:00.000-07:00

Orthodox Jews disrupted a Messianic congregation's worship service in the Israeli town of Beersheba.

t r u t h o u t - Kansas Fight on Evolution Escalates

2005-10-29T05:58:00.000-06:00

Two leading science organizations have denied the Kansas Board of Education permission to use their copyrighted materials as part of the state's proposed new science standards because of the standards' critical approach to evolution.

Theofascists and America's shadow government, the Council for National Policy

2005-10-28T20:33:00.000-06:00

Expose of the Council for National Policy and the theofascists that support it.

Family Values in Action

2005-10-10T18:40:00.000-06:00

Local Christian Coalition official did molest, family members tell 'The Oregonian'

A Mission From God

2005-10-10T08:07:00.000-06:00

George Bush has claimed he was on a mission from God when he launched the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Say it ain't so Rudy

2005-09-21T06:52:00.000-06:00

Former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani last week stood behind his endorsement of a Cincinnati Republican mayoral candidate who once wrote that "only born-again believers" should be elected to public office.

Retreat On Robertson: FEMA Fumbles On Operation Blessing

2005-09-08T22:43:00.000-06:00

This article from "The Wall of Separation" examines how religious purity is more important in drawing federal Hurricane Katrina relief funding then experience or effectiveness doing emergency relief operations.

Mormonism may sour Romney for some in Christian right

2005-09-03T08:49:00.000-06:00

When they say Judeo-Christian, don't mean Mormons either. The Boston Globe is reporting on the difficulties faced by Mitt Romney, a Mormon, in his quest to collect Religious Reich voters.

God's judgment

2005-09-02T23:21:00.000-06:00

Agape Press is reporting on the reactions of local clergy to the tragedy in New Orleans. Rev. Bill Shanks, pastor of New Covenant Fellowship of New Orleans has an interesting view: "New Orleans now is abortion free. New Orleans now is Mardi Gras free. New Orleans now is free of Southern Decadence and the sodomites, the witchcraft workers, false religion -- it's free of all of those things now. God simply, I believe, in His mercy purged all of that stuff out of there -- and now we're going to start over again."

U.S. Attorney's Porn Fight Gets Bad Reviews

2005-08-31T08:21:00.000-06:00

America's greatest law enforcement priority? Terrorists? Nope. Drugs? Try again. Pressured by Christian groups, the Bush administration has targetted pornography (not child pornography but the type you buy at your local "romance" store) as the county's most pressing priority.

Strategizing a Christian Coup d'Etat

2005-08-29T18:35:00.000-06:00

The LA Times (reg. reqd.) report on a plan by Christian extremists to take over the state of South Carolina and succeed from the union. Yes, Virginia, we really are still fighting the civil war.

Grooming Politicians for Christ

2005-08-28T20:45:00.000-06:00

The LA Times (reg. reqd.) reports on evengelical programs that "seek to mold a new generation of leaders who will answer not to voters, but to God."

No Judeo in this Judeo-Christian

2005-08-09T22:16:00.000-06:00

A Jewish organization is calling on the Rev. Jerry Falwell to retract a "vote Christian in 2008" statement made months ago in a letter raising money for his ministries.

The Devine Hit Man pt 2

2005-08-07T21:57:00.000-06:00

Fascist Fred Phelps has taken to protesting at the funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq. "Thank God for IEDs killing American soldiers in strange lands every day. WBC rejoices every time the Lord God in His vengeance kills or maims an American soldier with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). 'The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked" (Ps. 58:10).'"

The Devine Hit Man

2005-08-05T21:48:00.000-06:00

Americans United for Separation of Church and State reports that Pat Robertson "s so eager to see the Supreme Court overturn decisions upholding civil liberties that he’s praying for God to create more vacancies on the high court."

Bang Bang

2005-08-05T21:20:00.000-06:00

This is the NY Times (reg. reqd.) story about the tragedy in Israel where a Jewish extremist murdered 4 Israeli Arabs and wounded at least a dozen others. Apparently along with Eric Rudolf and the London bombings, the various Middle Easter religions are vying for the terrorist top spot.

Religious Training by any Other Name

2005-08-04T07:41:00.000-06:00

The NY Times (reg. reqd.) reports on a new attempt to slip religious training into public schools as an optional bible study course. While the course is supposed to be nonsectarian, it teaches extreme religious claims like an account of the Sun standing still - as backed by NASA!

The Silence is Deafening

2005-08-03T20:23:00.000-06:00

Frederick Clarkson writes about the terrorism campaign being launched by neo-Nazi organizations against the United Church of Christ in the aftermath of their endorsement of same-sex marriage. And, even more importantly, the complete silence on the matter by mainstream Christian media.

The Holocaust Revisited

2005-08-03T20:20:00.000-06:00

Even Jewish Rabbis have become Holocaust revisionists as this book by Rabbi David G. Dalin demonstrates. In it, he attempts to pin the blame for the Holocaust on "Hitler's cleric" - grand mufti Hajj Amin al-Husseini.

Taking Over

2005-08-03T20:03:00.000-06:00

USA Today reports on the successes that ChristoFascists have had in organizing and their push to take over America. "I like to say I'm not a Republican or a Democrat, I'm a Christ-o-crat," declares Pastor Rod Parsley.
And Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell admits to throwing the 2004 election to Bush stating that he "believes God wanted him as secretary of State during 2004" because as such he was responsible for voting operations in a critical state during a critical election.

Zen Recruiting

2005-07-28T07:07:00.000-06:00

Two members of a Buddhist group were arrested Thursday on suspicion of confining a university student in Yokohama in May to force him to join the group,

Curses

2005-07-27T06:55:00.000-06:00

Reuters reports that Jewish extremists cast a religious curse against right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon because of his plan to withdraw from Gaza and annex the West Bank.

A Good Jew

2005-07-25T20:26:00.000-06:00

The Dallas Star-Telegram (reg. reqd.) reports that "Gov. Rick Perry has apologized for inviting a messianic Jewish leader, David Stone, to represent the Jewish faith at a bill signing where the man delivered a prayer in the name of Jesus." Apparently, Stone "graduated from Bible college and was ordained by the Assemblies of God." That's the best kind of Jew - one who isn't actually Jewish.

Publically Funded Religious Discrimination

2005-07-25T20:12:00.000-06:00

USA Today reports about an adoption agency in Mississippi that receives special license plate funds that rejects Catholics.

Christianity's Dirty Little Secret

2005-07-24T16:15:00.000-06:00

In this article in the Guadian, The Rev Dr Giles Fraser discusses Christianity's dirty little secret - that the Bible is full of hate and violence that should be unacceptable in the modern world. Its not just Islam, but all three middle eastern religions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) that at their core preach hatred and violence.

The Goal

2005-07-23T07:57:00.000-06:00

Iran is facing international outrage because of its execution of two homosexual teenagers. Must be the Religious Reich's we dream.

ChristoTerrorists

2005-07-19T07:34:00.000-06:00

Juan Cole writes about the double standard applied by western media to Christian and Islamic terrorists.

Rapture

2005-07-18T21:18:00.000-06:00

This article in the Online Journal discusses the modern theory of the Rapture and how it animates the politics of the Religious Reich.

Defending Your Country Isn't Enough

2005-07-15T23:26:00.000-06:00

This NY Times (reg. reqd.) report discusses the increasing intolerence of military chaplains. Willingness to die for your country isn't enough - you have to believe in the right god. "There is also a former Marine who said that about half of the eight chaplains he came into contact with in his military career tried to convince him to abandon his Mormon faith, telling him it was 'wicked' or 'Satanic.'"

And I Thought it was Just the Virgins

2005-07-15T23:14:00.000-06:00

The Daily Mail (UK) has a good article on the history and psychology of suicide bombings. If it weren't for the willingness of Kamakazi (sp?) pilots to fly their planes into ships during WWII, I would've just assumed that it had to be the virgins that would make a man willing to die this way.

Quotes From The American Taliban

2005-07-13T20:57:00.000-06:00

"The long-term goal of Christians in politics should be to gain exclusive control over the franchise. Those who refuse to submit publicly to the eternal sanctions of God by submitting to His Church's public marks of the covenant–baptism and holy communion–must be denied citizenship."

Stealth Campaign

2005-07-06T08:48:00.000-06:00

The NY Times (reg. reqd.) is reporting the the Bush Junta is asking its supporters in the Religious Reich to tone down their rhetoric about the Supreme Court nomination. The Junta knows that if most Americans understood how completely the US Government has been taken over by ChristoFascists their political support would disappear. "Stay on message, stay on purpose" they are being told.

Even Jews Can Be Religious Fascists

2005-07-05T12:56:00.000-06:00

A religious Jew stabbed three people taking part in a gay pride parade in Jerusalem. Yishai Shlisel told police he had come "to kill in the name of God", Haaretz reports on its website.

Who They Really Are

2005-07-04T09:08:00.000-06:00

This series profiles leaders of Christian Reich and discusses their agenda. As Rev. Rousas J. Rushdoony, one of early leaders of the home schooling movement write: "Christianity and democracy are inevitably enemies."

The Storm Troopers of the Religious Reich

2005-07-04T08:44:00.000-06:00

This article, reprinted from Rolling Stone, discusses the Dominionist "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference.

In the conference's opening ceremony, the Dominionists recite an oath they dream of hearing in every classroom: "I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior for whose kingdom it stands. One Savior, crucified, risen and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe."

Dinosaur Tales

2005-06-08T07:43:00.000-06:00

They really believe this stuff:

The story we have all heard from movies, television, newspapers, and most magazines and textbooks is that dinosaurs lived millions of year ago. According to evolutionists, the dinosaurs 'ruled the Earth' for 140 million years, dying out about 65 million years ago. However, scientists do not dig up anything labeled with those ages. They only uncover dead dinosaurs (i.e., their bones), and their bones do not have labels attached telling how old they are. The idea of millions of years of evolution is just the evolutionists' story about the past. No scientist was there to see the dinosaurs live through this supposed dinosaur age. In fact, there is no proof whatsoever that the world and its fossil layers are millions of years old. No scientist observed dinosaurs die. Scientists only find the bones in the here and now, and because many of them are evolutionists, they try to fit the story of the dinosaurs into their view....

As you add up all of the dates, and accepting that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to Earth almost 2000 years ago, we come to the conclusion that the creation of the Earth and animals (including the dinosaurs) occurred only thousands of years ago (perhaps only 6000!), not millions of years. Thus, if the Bible is right (and it is!), dinosaurs must have lived within the past thousands of years....

Evolutionists declare that no man ever lived alongside dinosaurs. The Bible, however, makes it plain that dinosaurs and people must have lived together. Actually, as we will soon see, there is a lot of evidence for this....

You're Outta Here

2005-05-09T20:43:00.000-06:00

Rev. Chan Chandler of East Waynesville Baptist Church in Waynesville North Carolina ex-communicated nine members of the church who refuse to support President Bush. The American Jihadists know how important it is to enforce ideological purity in advance of the coming battle to establish an American theocracy.

Scarborough Country

2005-05-09T07:41:00.000-06:00

This piece in the Washington Post profiles Texas Baptist minister Rick Scarborough - one of the Religious Reich's leaders in the war on judges.

Darwin on trial

2005-05-07T19:34:00.000-06:00

The Kansas Kontingent of the Religious Reich is at it again - putting Darwin on trial to provide cover for teaching religious dogma to school children.

Any You Thought it Couldn't Get Any Worse

2005-05-05T22:08:00.000-06:00

Max Blumenthal blogs about the recent rightword lurch of the Religious Reich. As if wanting gays to die of AIDs and doctors who perform abortions executed wasn't fascist enough.

Your Tax Dollars At Work

2005-05-04T20:34:00.000-06:00

Americans United for the Seperation of Church and State report on an interview given by Latino evangelical leader Luis Cortes where he admits that the Bush administration bought his support with $7.4 million in grants to his evangelical organization.

Who's the Real Terrorist

2005-05-04T19:55:00.000-06:00

In an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopoulus", Religious Reich leader, Rev. Pat Robertson claimed that the American judiciary is more dangerous than Al Qaeda terrorists. "Yes, I really believe that," he said. "I think they are destroying the fabric that holds our nation together."

Blue Cheer

2005-05-04T19:52:00.000-06:00

The NY Times (reg. reqd.) reports on the bill passed the Texas House of Representatives that would prohibit "overtly sexually suggestive" cheering and drill team routines. Remember folks, the Religious Reich doesn't want to control things like pornography, they want to control all aspects of American life.

1 + 1 = 3

2005-05-02T22:23:00.000-06:00

The Religious Reich in Kansas realizes that the best way to establish a theocracy is to use the Soviet tactic of subjugating scientific theory to the whims of the state.

Forgotten Conservatism

2005-05-01T11:02:00.000-06:00

"However, on religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's behalf should be used sparingly. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom. They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both. I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C,' and 'D.' Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of 'conservatism.'"- Barry Goldwater, September 16, 1981.

Soldiers for the Putsch

2005-04-30T11:26:00.000-06:00

This special report in the "Online Journal" summarizes the recent religious scandal at the Air Force Academy and places it in the larger context of the evangelization of the military as a whole by the Religious Reich. They must be getting prepared for the Putsch.

The Civil War

2005-04-28T18:40:00.000-06:00

CBS reports on a bill that has been submitted to the Alabama legislature to prohibit public school libraries could no longer buy new copies of plays or books by gay authors, or about gay characters. White hooded southerners have been trying to find a way to ban the writings of Abraham Lincoln since the civil war. With a new book out contending that Lincoln was gay, it looks like they could finally get their wish.

The New Boss - Same as the Old Boss

2005-04-27T07:39:00.000-06:00

The new fascism is built on the same base as the old facism was. The ADL is reporting that 14 percent of American adults hold ”strong” anti-Semitic beliefs.

That's Fascist with a White Hood

2005-04-27T07:32:00.000-06:00

Max Blumenthal reports that Family Research Council president Tony Perkins has extensive political dealings with former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke. This would be the same Tony Perkins who appeared with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist just this weekend at "(in)Justice Sunday."

Bush Judge Declares War on Secularists

2005-04-26T20:48:00.000-06:00

The LA Times (reg. reqd.) reports that Judge Janice Rogers Brown, one of the Bush 7 judges, remarked that people of faith were embroiled in a war against secular humanists in comments to a gathering of Catholic legal professionals. I wonder if this is the same war that Hitler fought against the Jews.

Courage

2005-04-24T21:29:00.000-06:00

The Denver Post reports that eighth-grade counselor Margo Lucero, filling in for absent principal Kathleen Norton, changed a portion of the Pledge from "one nation under God" to "one nation under your belief system," while on the public- address system Wednesday morning. Of course, she was reprimanded by the backlash from the Religious Reich.

96% Solution

2005-04-24T21:11:00.000-06:00

The quote of the year goes to freshman Democratic Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO): "I don't think it's right when they question my faith or the faith of my colleagues because they don't get their way 100 percent of the time - just 96 percent.'"

What Happens When You Combine Peanut Butter and Chocolate

2005-04-24T17:02:00.000-06:00

The perfect combination of Religious Reich and Lords of the Republican Party - castrate the courts (who they appointed) by defunding them.

The Religious Reich has its Leader

2005-04-20T20:22:00.001-06:00

As Max Blumenthal points out, the Catholic Church, bowing to the zeitgeist of the times, has annointed a former Nazi and current fascist as its leader.

2005-04-20T20:22:00.000-06:00

As Max Blumenthal points out, the Catholic Church, bowing to the zeitgeist of the times, has annointed a former Nazi and current fascist as its leader.

I Don't Recall the Koran Mentioning Bullets

2005-04-17T21:16:00.001-06:00

A group of Hamas members who belong to a vigilante "morality police" faction seeking to enforce the strictest Islamic codes about alcohol consumption and pre-marital contact shot a 20-year Palestinian woman in an "honor killing." Her crime? Being seen in public with her fiance. (Of course they were chaperoned by the woman's sister and her fiance's brother).

2005-04-17T21:16:00.000-06:00

I Thought the Religious Reich Liked the Klan

2005-04-17T21:06:00.000-06:00

Media Matters reports that on his April 11 radio broadcast, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson likened Supreme Court justices to the Ku Klux Klan.

There's no Judeo in Judeo-Christian

2005-04-17T21:02:00.001-06:00

Media Matters reports that the March issue of American Family Association Journal, a publication of the American Family Association, suggested that a Jewish upbringing leads to hatred of Christians and a criminal lifestyle.

2005-04-17T21:02:00.000-06:00

In Contempt of Courts

2005-04-17T08:54:00.000-06:00

Max Blumenthal, whose blog you can find in the Links section on the left, discusses the Religious Reich's campaign against the judiciary. "I'm a radical! I'm a real extremist. I don't want to impeach judges. I want to impale them!"

You're Not Paranoid if They Really are After You

2005-04-17T08:45:00.000-06:00

Frederick Clarkson reminds us that we can't take the rise of the Religious Reich lightly nor count on the tides of history to stop it.

My Gal is Red Hot

2005-04-16T15:22:00.000-06:00

Remeber your religion only counts if its Christian. The press release by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, criticizes a recent decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals that a Virginia county board of supervisors could deny a Wiccan the opportunity to give the invocation because only invocations consistent with "Judeo-Christian tradition" are allowed.

Exposing the Beast

2005-04-10T16:12:00.000-06:00

This Rolling Stone article blows exposes the growing power of Christian Dominianists and their plans to establish theocracy in America. ""Our job is to reclaim America for Christ, whatever the cost." "the constitutional guarantee against state-sponsored religion is actually designed to 'shield' the church from federal interference -- allowing Christians to take their rightful place at the head of the government." At a recent conference, the Dominionists recite the oath "I pledge allegiance to the Christian flag, and to the Savior for whose kingdom it stands. One Savior, crucified, risen and coming again, with life and liberty for all who believe."

These are folks who have a weekly meeting with Karl Rove and are being heavily recruited for the Presidential campaign of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

Christian Nation

2005-04-10T10:10:00.000-06:00

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's (R-Tenn.) is promoting "tour" of the U.S. Capitol given by a fringe Religious Right activist to his collegues. Frist asked senators and their families to come enjoy a "Fresh Perspective on Our Nation's Religious Heritage with a Special Tour of the U.S. Capitol." Barton was described as "a historian noted for his detailed research into the religious heritage of our nation."

"But according to research by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Barton is actually a Texas-based Religious Right activist who thinks America is a 'Christian nation.' Barton is an Oral Roberts University graduate with no credentials as a historian. His self-proclaimed histories have been riddled with errors and amount to nothing more than 'Christian nation' propaganda."

Remember, the Religious Reich doesn't less small matters like truth and accuracy get in the way of its mission to overthrow democracy in the United States.

Your Next Chief Justice

2005-04-10T10:03:00.000-06:00

The Shreveport Times reports on comments made by Justice Antonin Scalia at Shreveport's annual Red Mass banquet, an annual event to honor to "ask God's blessing upon all of those who work in the legal field." The Chief Justice again asserts his view that faith (in his case extreme Catholicism) trumps reason: "What is irrational is to reject a priori the possibility of miracles."

Meat To The Lions

2005-04-08T19:52:00.000-06:00

At the "Confronting the Judicial War on Faith" conference, Tom Delay explains his plan to overthrow democracy in America by attacking the independent judiciary in order to establish a Christian theocracy instead.

The War on Birth Control

2005-04-06T21:37:00.000-06:00

Even though the Pope has died, his assault on birth control will surely continue. It seems children are not the only problem the Church has with sex.

Targeting Judges

2005-04-06T19:57:00.000-06:00

In this advertisement for a conference on "Confronting the Judicial War on Faith", the Religious Reich makes clear that it is now targeting the judicial system. Item 1 on the agenda is the Terri Schiavo case even though almost all of the 40-odd judges who made various rulings were conservative judges appointed by Republicans.

The Putsch Starts Tomorrow

2005-04-01T20:49:00.000-07:00

In response to Terri Schaivo's passing, Tom Delay threatens the judicial system: "the time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior."

There's no Monopoly on Fanatics

2005-04-01T19:59:00.000-07:00

BBC News reports about the "growing number of British Christians (who) are defying Darwinist orthodoxy in favour of creationism." " "People believe in evolution because they choose to do so," he says. There is not a shred of real evidence for the evolution of life on earth." says Dr Monty White who teaches "the biblical view" that the universe is about 6,000 years old.

Judge Not

2005-04-01T19:53:00.000-07:00

"The legal and political battle over Terri Schiavo exposed the Religious Right's radical agenda and its extraordinary power in Washington, D.C., and now Americans should expect that influence to be aimed at the nation's judiciary, according to Americans United for Separation of Church and State."

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"The Schiavo tragedy was seized upon by fundamentalists and their political allies in a bid to force their narrow moral code on everyone," said AU's Lynn. "Religious Right leaders want to stack the judiciary with right-wing ideologues. Then, there will be no one to stand in their way when they intrude into the most personal decisions of our lives."

"During these past weeks," Lynn continued, "they aimed their venom at the state and federal courts involved in the Schiavo matter. They harbor great contempt for the nation's judiciary and the constitutional concept of separation of powers. They will demand radical changes.

What's Going On?

2005-04-01T19:44:00.000-07:00

NY Times (reg. reqd.) columnist Paul Krugman on the growing influence of the Religious Reich.

There's a Monster Under the Bed

2005-03-30T20:01:00.000-07:00

Another prominent Republican has realized the truth. In a NY Times (reg. reqd.) editorial, ex Senator, and now an Episcopal minister, John Danforth laments that the Republican party has become the political arm of the Religious Reich.

Falling Out Among Fascists

2005-03-28T21:48:00.000-07:00

The Charlotte Observer (req. reqd.) is reporting that the Central Church of God "has withdrawn its support for a food pantry serving the needy because the pantry works with Roman Catholics." The 6,000 member church has also withdrawn support for other social services like Love Inc., which provides services for the poor, elderly and disabled, because of the participation of Jews and Muslims.

If They Can't Vote You Out, Maybe They'll Just Kill You Instead

2005-03-27T10:22:00.000-07:00

The judge in the Schiavo debacle turns out to be a conservative Christian and longtime Republican. Even so he has courageously stood up for the rule of law and has acted accordingly. His reward? He has been asked to leave his church and now receives death threats from the Religious Reich.

Your Time has Come

2005-03-27T10:15:00.000-07:00

The NY Times (reg. reqd.) is reporting that the Religious Riech is organizing in Ohio to oust the Republican Quislings who have enabled their rise to power. "(T)he group, which is called the Ohio Restoration Project, is planning to mobilize 2,000 evangelical, Baptist, Pentecostal and Roman Catholic leaders in a network of so-called Patriot Pastors to register half a million new voters, enlist activists, train candidates and endorse conservative causes in the next year." "the group, which is called the Ohio Restoration Project, is planning to mobilize 2,000 evangelical, Baptist, Pentecostal and Roman Catholic leaders in a network of so-called Patriot Pastors to register half a million new voters, enlist activists, train candidates and endorse conservative causes in the next year."

Out of the Closet

2005-03-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

"This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy," says Representative Christopher Shays (R) of Connecticut. Could the quislings in the Republican Reich party finally be starting to realize that they are participating in the overthrow of democracy? Are they so addicted to power that they have become codependent on the religiously addicted?