Choosing to Get Along…Or Not.
The rest of us are trapped in this mythical world. And not only is ancient history mythologized but so is American history – the myth of a Christian Nation. And as rapidly as events happen in the real...
View ArticleObama Should Keep Promise to Fix ‘Faith-Based’ Initative
President Barack Obama should honor his pledge to reform the “faith-based” initiative by banning job discrimination in tax-funded programs and making it clear that public funds cannot support...
View ArticleBeing Vomited Forth
Especially since the election of Barack Obama, Republicans who do not object to every proposal the president makes are accused of not really being Republican. This once unofficial trend has become...
View ArticleConservatives Argue Against the Constitution When They Oppose Gay Marriage
Granting everybody the same rights – to serve in the military, to get married, to have the same rights before the law – these are not “special rights” but the very basic rights guaranteed to every...
View ArticleInterview with Mikey Weinstein of Military Religious Freedom Foundation
A fundamentalist will say “To hell and fuck the Constitution and case law because that’s just flawed man’s law and I will subordinate that to my Weaponized Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
View ArticleEqual Rights Are Not anti-Christian
And here is where Barb White stands up and testifies to all, "I am a narrow-minded and intolerant bigot": “I’m here today to tell you that homosexuality and lesbian behavior is unhealthy,” claiming...
View ArticleNithing of the Week – Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, who is currently (one might say justifiably) running third in the state's Republican gubernatorial primary race, is apparently not sure if the Constitution's guarantees...
View ArticleBend Over and Kiss Your Golden Idol Goodbye
Since Akhenaten’s failed experiment with monotheism in the fourteenth century B.C.E. monotheism has waged war on mankind. It was not enough for Akhenaten to simply install a cult devoted to one god, or...
View ArticleIslamophobia and an American Heathen
My new post, Islamophobia and an American Heathen, is up at Pagan + Politics. You can also find a recent post on this subject by me at PoliticusUSA, here
View ArticleThe Persecuted Christian Meme and Religious Toleration
Religious divisions are rife in the United States, a country founded on the idea of religious tolerance and more than ever inter-faith efforts are needed to smooth these divisions against a rising tide...
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