"If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion." - Edmond and Jules de Goncourt

Bill Moyers Raps Rove as Agnostic Shakedown Artist

Seeded on Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:14 PM EDT (breitbart.tv)

Moyers dresses down Karl Rove and his cynical use of the Christian Right to advance the Bush agenda in this video clip-

bush, politics, karl-rove, christians, republican, religious-right, video-podcasts, bill-moyers

Evolution and Religion - Darwin's God

Seeded on Sun Mar 4, 2007 2:22 PM EST (The New York Times)

Which is the better biological explanation for a belief in God — evolutionary adaptation or neurological accident? Is there something about the cognitive functioning of humans that makes us receptive to belief in a supernatural deity? And if scientists are able to explain God, …

evolution, science, god, faith, psychology, belief, atheism, rationality, adaptation

The Christian Right's War on America

Seeded on Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:10 PM EST (Truthdig)

Robert Scheer and James Harris speak with Chris Hedges, the veteran journalist and author of the new book "American Fascists," about the threat of the radical Christian movement, and about how getting it right on Iraq ended his relationship with The New York Times.

church, america, politics, gop, republicans, nationalism, u-s, christians, evangelical, christianity

After 3 weeks of "gay therapy" Evangelical Ted Haggard declares himself "straight"

Seeded on Sat Feb 10, 2007 5:18 PM EST (Reuters)

Reports that disgraced U.S. evangelical leader Ted Haggard, felled last year in a gay sex scandal, had gone "straight" after a few weeks of therapy may not have surprised conservative Christians who argue that sexual orientation is a choice.

politics, scandal, god, jesus, homosexuality, evangelical, christianity, ted-haggard, new-life-church

In Class Warfare, Guess Which Class Is Winning

Seeded on Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:42 AM EST (The New York Times)

NOT long ago, I had the pleasure of a lengthy meeting with one of the smartest men on the planet, Warren E. Buffett, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, in his unpretentious offices in Omaha. We talked of many things that, I hope, will inspire me for years to come.

taxes, politics, gop, economics, republicans, deficit, social-security, warren-buffett, george-bush, tax-cuts

The New Unbelievers

Seeded on Tue Nov 7, 2006 1:53 AM EST (US News & World Report)

...Not only do the new atheists find religion intellectually irredeemable, morally dubious, and socially unnecessary, they judge it a clear and present danger, maybe even the greatest threat to the survival of the species.

bush, religion, gop, god, faith, jesus, evangelicals, fundamentalism, atheism, religious-right

Goodbye to the Permanent Majority?

Seeded on Sun Nov 5, 2006 4:21 PM EST (The Economist)

For five of the past six years Republicans have held all the levers of power in Washington—the presidency and both arms of Congress.

katrina, bush, iraq, medicare, politics, war, gop, scandal, tom-delay, karl-rove

Love, Lust and Passion: Sex and Taboos in the Islamic World

Seeded on Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:33 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)

The Internet is a refuge for hidden desires, even though it offers only virtual relief. Google Trends, a new service offered by the search engine, provides a way to demonstrate how difficult it is to banish forbidden yearnings from the heads of Muslims.

egypt, pakistan, lebanon, middle-east, muslim, women, arabs, religion, sex, saudi-arabia

An atheist challenges religious beliefs - interview with Sam Harris

Seeded on Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:43 PM EDT (-)

From interview: Given your views about the threat of Muslim extremists, what are your thoughts on the "war on terror"?

bush, iraq, terrorism, politics, religion, gop, science, god, religious, islam

The End of a Revolution

Seeded on Sun Oct 8, 2006 6:14 PM EDT (TIME)

Sex, lies and power games are just the latest symptoms of a Republican Party that has strayed from its ideals.

bush, congress, white-house, democrats, politics, war, corruption, power, foley, gop

Tactic Uses Pulpits to Power the GOP

Seeded on Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:18 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

The Values Voter Summit — which will include appearances by several potential GOP presidential hopefuls — underscores evangelicals' growing power in national politics.

bush, church, election, politics, presidential-election, gop, god, u-s, james-dobson, irs

Nation under God

Seeded on Sun Sep 3, 2006 6:07 PM EDT (dailybreeze.com)

This fall, former (GOP) Sen. John C. Danforth will tour the country in support of his new book, Faith and Politics, an attempt, he says, to start talks about the role of religion in elections and government. Danforth will not be alone.

bush, church, politics, gop, god, u-s, faith, islam, republican, belief

Op-Ed: Culture War Veterans for Truth: Why to deny Pat Buchanan's call for a ceasefire

Seeded on Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:14 PM EDT (Reason Magazine)

When Pat Buchanan, of all Beltway belligerents, pleads for an "armistice in the culture war," you know something pretty funky is going on.

gay-marriage, politics, gop, supreme-court, u-s, liberal, affirmative-action, republican, homosexuality, democrat

Op-Ed: President wanted, MBA not required

Seeded on Tue Jul 4, 2006 7:43 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

Bush's management style is long on decisions and short on explanations. He's apparently better at listening to others than questioning their views.

bush, rumsfeld, politics, president, war, gop, u-s, management, george-bush, republican

Who Is the Real McCain?

Seeded on Thu Jun 8, 2006 9:00 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)

It's fascinating to watch the media when it affixes a label or otherwise assigns an identity to a politician and, whether true or not, it goes on to become the prevailing conventional wisdom.

bush, politics, mccain, presidential-election, gop, senator, u-s, john-mccain, karl-rove, george-bush

One nation, under God -- or not

Seeded on Tue Jun 6, 2006 3:34 PM EDT (The San Francisco Chronicle)

For most of the 20th century, the main debate over religion was whether it was merely dying or already dead. From Descartes to Darwin, the purveyors of Enlightenment rationalism and the scientific method had inflicted critical wounds.

constitution, politics, faith-based, u-s, james-dobson, faith, pat-robertson, jerry-falwell, rick-santorum, fundamentalism

Virginity pledgers often dishonest about past

Seeded on Tue Jun 6, 2006 3:27 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Teenagers who take pledges to remain virgins until marriage are likely to deny having taken the pledge if they later become sexually active. Conversely, those who were sexual active before taking the pledge frequency deny their sexual history, according to new study findings.

sex, u-s, std, us-news, evangelical, christianity, sex-education, virginity, virginity-pledge

Bankruptcy Law in Shambles

Seeded on Tue Jun 6, 2006 3:23 PM EDT (Working In These Times)

What happens when the credit card industry writes congressional legislation? According to the judges who have to enforce it, anarchy.

congress, bankruptcy, gop, u-s, us-news, judges, republican, mid-term-election, lobbying-reform, credit-card-industry

Op-Ed: America's Fading Glow

Seeded on Tue Jun 6, 2006 3:17 PM EDT (tompaine.com)

"Power," Harvard Professor Joseph Nye, Jr. tells us "is the ability to alter the behavior of others to get what you want.

media, bush, japan, china, guantanamo, world, america, image, u-s, karen-hughes

When faithful flee

Seeded on Tue Jun 6, 2006 3:12 PM EDT (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

In Europe, anger and disenchantment lead many Catholics to seek spirituality on their own terms. Here and across the country, many who leave do not join other churches.

vatican, ireland, church, muslim, europe, gay-marriage, religion, faith, catholic, islam

GOP buttons on their shirts and faith on their sleeves

Seeded on Mon Jun 5, 2006 1:41 AM EDT (The Dallas Morning News)

SAN ANTONIO – Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell offered a greeting to delegates to the Republican convention.

texas, immigration, abortion, america, gay-marriage, politics, gop, god, u-s, republican

History of Single Life

Seeded on Sun Jun 4, 2006 1:36 PM EDT (nerve.com)

Strange as it may seem, the idea that sex is a "private" act is only a couple of centuries old. Medieval castles had only one bedroom and one bed — the private factory of the lord and lady for manufacturing heirs.

history, marriage, sex, aids, cake, std, group-sex, swingers, bdsm, brothels

Colbert Tells College Graduates: Get Your Own TV Show

Seeded on Sun Jun 4, 2006 1:18 PM EDT (Editor & Publisher)

At the close of his commencement speech before 250 graduates (and 4000 others) at tiny Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. on Saturday, satirist Stephen Colbert left them with a piece of advise: Get your own TV show.

politics, barack-obama, stephen-colbert, truthiness, the-colbert-report, knox-college, commencement-speech

Court Rejects Evangelical Prison Plan Over State Aid

Seeded on Sun Jun 4, 2006 1:15 PM EDT (The New York Times)

A federal judge in Iowa ruled Friday that a state-financed evangelical Christian program to help inmates re-enter society was "pervasively sectarian" and violated the separation of church and state.

bush, politics, prison, justice-department, evangelical, christianity, separation-of-church-and-state, faith-based-program, prison-fellowship-ministries, robert-w-pratt

The world according to Hitch

Seeded on Sat Jun 3, 2006 7:37 PM EDT (worldmag.com)

"It's fallen on the United States to be the country that resists the renewal of barbarism, of religious barbarism in the world," Mr. Hitchens answers.

bush, iran, clinton, politics, liberal, iraq-war, salman-rushdie, 9-11, libertarian, conservative

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