If you need a reminder of how important church-state separation is, read Joel McDurmon’s chilling essay “A Perfect Hatred.”
McDurmon is director of research for American Vision (AV), a Georgia-based Religious Right outfit that seeks to replace our constitutional democracy with a government built around an ultra-fundamentalist reading of the Bible. These “Christian Reconstructionists” often say publicly what […] Read More
Earlier this month I criticized some offensive comments about health-care reform made by Richard Land, the top lobbyist for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
Land, speaking to the Christian Coalition of Florida during a Sept. 26 banquet, blasted President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, remarking, “I want to put it to you bluntly. What they are attempting to do in […] Read More
I understand that people have different views on the issue of health-care reform.
My family and I rely on my health-care plan, and I want to make sure it’s there for us. At the same time, I can’t accept the fact that so many millions of my fellow citizens are without coverage. I don’t see those two concerns as irreconcilable. […] Read More
As you may have noticed, Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Senate confirmation hearings continue today.
We’ve heard a lot of griping about her “wise Latina” remark and her decision in the Ricci case, as well as witnessed outbursts from anti-abortionist protestors.
But to our knowledge, we have yet to hear anyone ask her about her views on church and state issues. […] Read More
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) have launched a new campaign called the 40/40 Prayer Vigil for Spiritual Revival and National Renewal. On the surface, it sounds pretty harmless: register people to vote, pray and work to get people to the polls.
But this is the fundamentalist-dominated SBC we’re dealing with here, so things are not what they seem. […] Read More
For various reasons, I’ve been in and out of the AU office recently, so I’ve been enjoying the latest developments in the Wiley Drake saga from afar via my home computer.
I always seem to miss Drake’s diabolical assaults on AU. I was on vacation when Drake issued his first fatwa back in August. While staff members were […] Read More