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I’ve been seeing these things for a couple of years, and I should have figured out by now that they were artificial. Sent to me this morning by Ric Findlay: And Ric also told me where he got it: The Church Sign Generator, of course!!
Garry Wills in today’s New York Times: THERE is no such thing as a “Christian politics.” If it is a politics, it cannot be Christian. Jesus told Pilate: “My reign is not of this present order. If my reign were of this present order, my supporters would have fought against my being turned over to … Read more
Dan Piraro makes fun of creationist cartoonist Johnny Hart (“B.C.”) in his Bizarro panel of April 3.
A story by Stephanie Simon in the Los Angeles Times, about a group of Christians who remember that Jesus had something to say about people taking care of one another: …a small but growing movement of evangelical Christians who no longer want to be defined by gay marriage and abortion. Plumbing the Bible for God’s … Read more
I love this story by Joe Garofali in the Christmas Eve edition of the SF Chronicle: Gift rift: Evangelicals split over plan to ban presents Conservative religious leaders are so pleased with their campaign against the “war on Christmas” that they’re going to rev it up next year. Look for more lawyers ready to pounce … Read more
Yesterday was a good day for the forces of rationalism. The judge in the Dover PA intelligent design trial issued a brilliant, thorough, and scathing decision in favor of the plaintiffs (and against the fabulists). Read the whole thing here (PDF). A few excerpts and comments, gathered from a variety of blogs and news stories: … Read more
Robertson tells Dover, PA citizens, after the election: ‘Don’t turn to God if you need help’ “If there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city. And don’t wonder why He hasn’t helped you when problems begin…” – Pat Robertson On today’s 700 Club, Rev. Pat … Read more
A column by Tim Wise in the LA Weekly, forwarded to me by Bob Sarles: A God With Whom I Am Not Familiar This is an open letter to the man sitting behind me at La Paz today, in Nashville, at lunchtime, in the Brooks Brothers shirt: You don’t know me. But I know you. … Read more
The title of this post comes from the Huffington Post — Max Blumenthal pointing to his column in the 9/19 issue of The Nation, a story headlined Pat Robertson’s Katrina Cash: Robertson has used the tax-exempt, nonprofit Operation Blessing as a front for his shadowy financial schemes, while exerting his influence within the GOP to … Read more
I met a real Christian yesterday. Her name is Oral Lee Brown. This is a woman who “adopted” a classroom full of first-graders in 1987 and aided them all the way through the Oakland schools and into college. I was in her office to record her end of an interview with a Boston radio producer. … Read more