Tag Archives: Sermon on the Mount

Blessed are the Ignorant: Rick Santorum Adds a Beatitude to the Sermon on the Mount

“Blessed are ye who lack degrees, for such is the Party of God.” And they applauded. What manner of man is this? _____ “But woe unto those that are educated, for they art snobs.” Here’s a transcript of Rick Santorum’s exact … Continue reading

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Atheist David Silverman to Tim Tebow: Read Matthew 6:5

Why does it take an atheist to point out that Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, a “Christian,” in making flamboyant displays of public prayer, is actually not following Jesus’s explicit admonition in the Sermon on the Mount not to do … Continue reading

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Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris: Is This What a Rising Christian Political Star Looks Like?

Mayor R. Rex Parris, 58, a born-again Baptist who last year declared his city, the city of Lancaster, Ca., a “Christian community,” was profiled a while back in the Los Angeles Times, and I notice that the Times described R. Rex Paris’s … Continue reading

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I Break Their Nose?

Is that in the Sermon on the Mount—or Mein Kampf? Oops, the video doesn’t embed. Watch on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kayRXtITyw&feature=related

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An Animal in Violation of Matthew 6:25-34? A Chimpanzee is Documented Mentally Modeling His Future States and Preparing for Them!

Recently, a chimpanzee in a zoo near Stockholm has been documented by scientists ANTICIPATING HIS FUTURE EMOTIONAL STATES AND PREPARING FOR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE NOT YET ARRIVED. So says the BBC today: Santino, a chimpanzee at the zoo in the city … Continue reading

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Mental Health Break: Don’t Take Shit from Nobody!

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$150,000 Dollars in Clothes Purchases?: Your McCain-Palin Campaign Contributions Hard at Work—Dressing Sarah!

In a time of economic crisis, Christian Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin is spending on new clothes like it’s, eh, the Gilded Age (circa 1929). Whatever happened to “behold the lillies of the fields” in the Sermon on the Mount? … Continue reading

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Who Is Barack Obama, John?: What McCain Giveth With His Far-Right Hand, He Taketh Away With His Left

Eh, which message is coming from the real John McCain?

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The Text of Barack Obama’s Speech on Religion (the one James Dobson doesn’t like)

Two summers ago, in 2006, Barack Obama gave a thoughtful and nuanced speech about religion, and on Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, James Dobson made some headlines feigning offense to its content. In response, I wanted to read what Obama actually said, … Continue reading

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