‘Politics’ Articles
Written by Jenny Donati on 01 October 2009
Christian fundamentalists brewed up a storm of controversy over Friday's "Islam on Capitol Hill" event, which had hoped to bring 50,000 American Muslims to a two-hour prayer service at the US Capitol. But no Christian could tar the organizers as anti-American radicals more effectively than they
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Written by Jenny Donati on 29 September 2009
Alan Colmes interviews John Marcotte, proponent of the 2010 California Marriage Protection Act.
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Written by Jenny Donati on 28 September 2009
The American Family Association today announced a drive intended to bully retailers GAP, Old Navy, and Banana Republic into promoting their favorite wintertime holiday to the exclusion of all others.
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Written by Mike Daniels on 25 September 2009
In 2008, North Carolina's Charlotte Pop Fest raised funds for an international children's charity. This year, organizers have selected a new recipient: The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Some people aren't fans of Reason and Science, including a major sponsor.
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Written by Mike Daniels on 20 September 2009
Former Baptist pastor Mike Huckabee took more than twice as many votes than any other candidate in the Value Voters Summit straw poll, handily beating out Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and others.
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Written by Jenny Donati on 12 September 2009
In a move to protect traditional marriage even further than 2008's Proposition 8, a grassroots campaign has begun to ban divorce in California. Or maybe it's to make a point about hypocrisy?
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Written by Mike Daniels on 11 September 2009
There may be a modestly-successful boycott of his television show underway, but that isn't stopping the Michigan Chamber of Commerce from embracing Fox News' Glenn Beck as its keynote speaker at a conference.
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Written by Jenny Donati on 05 September 2009
In 1989, Robert McDonnell wrote a master's thesis advocating a 15-point plan toward a Christian nation, including things like introducing "covenant marriage", banning no-fault divorce, and rejecting federal funds for school sex-ed programs or health clinics which provide contraception or family
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Written by Jenny Donati on 01 September 2009
Fundamentalist parents strike again, forcing a high school to recall a tongue-in-cheek band T-shirt because it "promotes evolution" . . . the Evolution of Brass!
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Written by Mike Daniels on 27 August 2009
A judge has thrown out Kentucky's statutory language requiring officers to credit "Almighty God" with the state's security. Appeal coming forthwith . . .
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