Hot off the Irony Wire: Christian Coalition Announces Release of Spanish Language Voter Guides! It’s ironic, of course, because if you head over to the Christian Coalition website they have published all kinds of xenophobic attacks on undocumented Mexican immigrants — also known as immigrants who still speak Spanish as a primary language — under the topic heading ”illegal [...]
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Irony Alert
Posted in uncategorized, tagged bigotry, christianity, politics on October 19, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The base appeal of Sarah, Michele and Christine
Posted in uncategorized, tagged christianity, fundamentalism, humor, politics, sex, women on October 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Remember this hilarious remark by Rich Lowry (National Review Online: The Corner) about Sarah Palin’s performance in the vice-presidential debate? I’m sure I’m not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, “Hey, I think she just winked at me.” And her smile. [...]
California gunman credits Glenn Beck for inspiring attack
Posted in uncategorized, tagged glenn beck, politics on October 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
On his way to San Francisco… ♦ HT: TPM UPDATE: Story source is “Progressive Hunter: Jailhouse Confession: How the right-wing media and Glenn Beck’s chalkboard drove Byron Williams to plot assassination
Homeschool dad, curriculum vendor running for Congress
Posted in uncategorized, tagged bible, bigotry, christianity, creationism, curriculum, education, environment, fundamentalism, history, homeschooling, parenting, politics, religion, science, separation of church and state, woo, world of children on October 8, 2010 | 33 Comments »
Did you see Congressional hopeful Art Robinson on Rachel Maddow tonight? ♦ Charming, isn’t he? Actually, my bad. I didn’t recognize Dr. Robinson. Did you? Apparently, his homeschool curriculum company, Robinson Curriculum, is fairly popular. I had no idea – but, I won’t be too hard on myself. Based on a The Old Schoolhouse Magazine review, the curriculum sounds like pure drudgery that I – and [...]
Quiz: Please stay off the playground
Posted in uncategorized, tagged huh?, school, separation of church and state on May 19, 2010 | 18 Comments »
In recent weeks, some of the girls from my daughter’s middle school have been heading over to the neighboring elementary playground to hang out after school. All that has changed, however, now that they’ve been asked to stop using the play area – and the equipment, in particular. Why?
Who’s next? II
Posted in uncategorized, tagged bible, bigotry, blogging, christianity, evangelism, fundamentalism, mormonism, politics, prop 8, religion, religious word play, separation of church and state, snark on May 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Of course, every great campaign needs great propaganda. And great billboards.
Christmas Tree twists and tangles
Posted in uncategorized, tagged holidays on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen . . . For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails [...]
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