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Thomas Jefferson, Johann Gottfried Herder, and the Revived American Cult of Muscular Christian Nationalism
A bit of (good) advice for politicized Christian fundamentalists from Rob Boston: Jefferson and Madison worked together to end the government-established church in Virginia and guarantee religious liberty for all. Jefferson coined the metaphor of a “wall of separation between … Continue reading
Listen to Reason? The Laws of God vs. the Laws of Man
Below are some public mug shots of Amish men serving brief sentences in a Kentucky jail. Their crime? They refused to put yellow reflectors on their horse-driven buggies when using public roads. Their religion does not permit them to display … Continue reading
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Tagged America, amish, civil disobedience, determination, discipline, God, Henry David Thoreau, Jesus, michelle bachmann, notes from underground, religion, Sarah Palin
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Michelle Bachmann Defines a Submissive and Subservient Woman
Here’s a stunner from CBS News: In 2006, [Michelle] Bachmann said her husband had told her to get a post-doctorate degree in tax law. “Tax law? I hate taxes,” she continued. “Why should I go into something like that? But the … Continue reading
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Tagged equality, fundamentalism, gay marriage, Jesus, lesbian, marriage, michelle bachmann, the Bible, women's rights
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Michelle Bachmann Watch: Homosexual Reparative Therapy as a Wedge Issue for 2012?
Every American election cycle seems to come with at least one socially conservative wedge issue that sharply divides right from left and draws (disproportionately right-wing) voters to the polls. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, predicts that 2012 will … Continue reading
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Tagged gay, gay equality, gay marriage, gay rights, homosexual reparative therapy, it gets better, Jesus, lesbian, michelle bachmann, psychology
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John Ashcroft Watch: Will Michelle Bachmann Let the Mighty Eagle Soar Again?
Given Michelle Bachmann’s penchant for weird displays of public religiosity, do you suppose, were she to win the White House in 2012, that she might bring John Ashcroft back into the public eye, and into her cabinet? You remember George … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, evangelicalism, john ashcroft, let the mighty eagle soar, michelle bachmann, music, Republicans, rush limbaugh
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Michelle Bachmann’s End Times Prayer
Ladies and gentlemen, the likely Republican nominee to be the next President of the United States: . At Salon, Alex Pareene asks a good question: If Michele Bachmann is a true Christian, she should rise bodily to Heaven during … Continue reading
Right Ring: Perry-Bachmann 2012?
The Herderian religious conservative governor of Texas, Rick Perry, at the recent Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, appears to have wowed the Christian fundamentalist dominated crowd. This is from NBC News: Of all the speakers of the three-day confab, Perry was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, America, feminism, fundamentalism, gay rights, michelle bachmann, Republicans, rick perry, right wing, rush limbaugh
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