I did an interview last week with TV preacher Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). The network was interested in getting my thoughts about U.S. Rep. Henry Brown’s resolution promoting Christmas.
I told CBN I didn’t think much of it. I pointed out that if you want a deeply religious experience at this time of year, you’re bound […] Read More
The Christmas decorations went up at my house the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Let’s see: wreath on the door, Christmas tree by the stairs, Nativity scene on the sideboard, hammer and sickle on the…. Wait a minute! Where is the darn hammer and sickle? That infamous symbol of the old Soviet Union must be here somewhere.
According to Religious Right pundit […] Read More
Do you celebrate Christmas? If so, how do you celebrate it – as a religious or a secular holiday? Maybe you do a little bit of both. Perhaps you celebrate the Solstice. Maybe you celebrate another holiday or do nothing at all.
I’m glad we have the choice about what to do at the time of year. But I’m troubled […] Read More
It’s Friday, and here’s a quick round-up of some stories with church-state overtones that you might have missed:
* Remember the proselytizing cheerleaders in north Georgia? A lot of people are getting worked up over that, and I feel certain that a “fair and balanced” Fox News report isn’t far off.
One Religious Right site I monitor moaned that […] Read More
Is Americans United for Separation of Church and State “one of the most dangerous organizations in America”?
Mat Staver seems to think so.
Staver, dean of the late Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University Law School and president of Liberty Counsel, went on a tiresome tirade about AU in today’s edition of One News Now, the wacky Wildmon family’s “news […] Read More
Economic news, the possibility of health-care reform and even the death of “king of pop” Michael Jackson have dominated the headlines lately. But quietly, beneath the surface, the “culture wars” continue to percolate.
Leaders of the Religious Right aren’t real happy with the current situation. President Barack Obama remains popular. Same-sex marriage is now legal in six states, and others […] Read More