Tag Archives: Christian fundamentalism

Religious Freedom!

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

It’s not just the HHS contraception mandate. Another front opens up in the ‘religious freedom’ debate. The Daily Telegraph reports: As beads of sweat slithered down his temples, Andrew Hamblin stared in wide-eyed wonder at the three-foot timber rattlesnake he … Continue reading →

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Darwin the Candidate

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The election results didn’t give me much to smile about, but here’s one exception. The Athens Banner-Herald reports: Charles Darwin, the 19th-century naturalist who laid the foundations for evolutionary theory, received nearly 4,000 write-in votes in Athens-Clarke County in balloting … Continue reading →

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“A Gift in a Very Broken Way”

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via Think Progress (I know, I know), here’s Rick Santorum explaining why a woman left pregnant should be compelled to give birth: Well, you can make the argument that if she doesn’t have this baby, if she kills her child, … Continue reading →

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A Multitude, Maybe Missing

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via CNN: It’s likely not the response Rick Perry was expecting. Earlier this year, the Texas Governor called on Christians across the U.S. to come to Houston for a prayer event aimed at bringing God’s help to a “nation in … Continue reading →

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Satanic Versus: Ayn Rand as Scarecrow (4)

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s Joe Carter writing in the theocon journal, First Things: Devotees of Rand may object to my outlining the association between [Rand and vintage Satanist Anton La Vey]. They will say I am proposing “guilt by association,” a form of … Continue reading →

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Blow Ye The Trumpet in Houston

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

A message from Texas governor, and possible GOP presidential hopeful, Rick Perry: Fellow Americans, Right now, America is in crisis: we have been besieged by financial debt, terrorism, and a multitude of natural disasters. As a nation, we must come … Continue reading →

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Nutabee

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

If Mike Huckabee decides to run again, I’ll again be waiting excitedly to see if he releases the texts of some or all of the sermons he gave in his earlier years. In the meantime, (via Mother Jones), there’s this: … Continue reading →

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Monkey Business

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

The self-righteousness oozing out of Bill Maher on the clip from his show linked to here by the Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen was neither a new phenomenon nor pleasant to watch. On the other hand, the comments from Republican congressman … Continue reading →

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Albert Mohler!

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Albert Mohler serves as president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary — the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world—and he blogs. It’s worth taking a look there from time to … Continue reading →

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DeMint Speaks!

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Minority Jim speaks out: “People are beginning to see that there’s no way we can pay the interest on our debt and every week, we’re borrowing money to pay the debt we have and are creating new programs that are … Continue reading →

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