- Remember Christian Extremism on the 39th Anniversary of Roe
Today is the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a woman’s legal right to abort a pregnancy. As we celebrate this important case and its promotion of reproductive freedom, we must not forget to acknowledge… - Congratulations, Newt
He’s an ethically challenged hypocrite who relies on time-tested racist tactics to influence the Republican electorate. He’s Newt Gingrich, and he won yesterday’s South Carolina primary. As many in the corporate news media try to boost their ratings by…
- Idiot of the Week: Gov. Steve Beshear (D-KY)
I live in a country where a state governor, a Democratic one at that, believes it is appropriate to cut his state’s education budget while giving $43 million in tax breaks to a bible-themed amusement park. Keep in mind that this governor, Steve Beshear…
- FFRF to Support Brave Atheists in Need
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) offers a few different scholarships and awards for deserving students and others who contribute to the atheist community. These include essay competitions, student activist awards, and awards for activism and…
- Republican Voters Reject Perry
I don’t often get to reflect on how proud I am of the American people. And it is even more rare that I get to experience strong positive feelings toward Republican voters in particular. And yet, the news that Rick Perry finally dropped out of the Republican…
- Religious Thuggery
Religious thuggery (i.e., attempts to impose religiously derived preferences on others through violence) is nothing new. We have encountered many examples of upset Christians using it to intimidate those with whom they disagree or to punish those who…
- The Purpose of Prayer
This simple chart provides a fairly accurate description of why prayer serves no real purpose. Assuming that the god at which religious believers are directing their prayers has some sort of plan for them, as most Christians insist, prayer is either redundant…
- Church-State Heroes Face Threats of Violence from Christians
We’ve seen it happen countless times. An American citizen has the courage to stand up for the First Amendment of our Constitution and subsequently faces a barrage of insults, including threats of physical harm or even death, from Christians. Why it happens…
- MLK on Privilege
Lamentably, it is an historical fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Individuals may see the moral light and voluntarily give up their unjust posture; but, as Reinhold Niebuhr has reminded us, groups tend to be more…
- Rick Santorum: The Christian Extremists’ Choice
As you have almost certainly heard by now, a large and influential group of Christian extremists met in Texas yesterday with the goal of choosing a Republican presidential candidate behind which to unify in order to prevent Willard “Mittens” Romney from…
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