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Category Archives: Politics
Obama and the Nobel Peace Prize
(I don’t usually get all politicky on this site, but this was something I felt very strongly about and since a huge percentage of Obama’s critics seem to be irrational, right-wing fundamentalists, it’s somewhat (though not entirely) relevant to this blog.) Since President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, there’s been a firestorm of criticism …
Religious Tolerance in Queens, New York
Dan Halloran is running for City Council in Queens, NY. He’s the Republican candidate opposing Democrat Kevin Kim in their race to replace the outgoing councilman, Democrat Tony Avella. Halloran is a partner at a Long Island law firm and chairman of the state Republican Liberty Caucus. He’s also been endorsed by the Queens County …
Tea Party Rally a Scattershot Rage-fest
From Bay of Fundie comes a slideshow of some of the signs from this past weekend’s “tea party” protest in Washington, DC. I’ve seen a lot of pictures from the event and have even seen a number of signs I do agree with (mostly related to bailouts and government spending), but the number of signs …
Lying for Jesus in the Sunshine State
From Ron Gold at The Invisible Pink Unicorn comes this gem. Read his post for more info, but here’s the summary. The Community Issues Council is putting up billboards across Florida similar to the one pictured below. Where’s the lying bit come into play? Here’s a statement by Terry Kemple, the group’s local chapter president, …
Obama to meet with Benedict XVI
President Obama is scheduled to meet with Pope Benedict XVI today. I don’t know if anything interesting will come of it, but it will probably be an intriguing meeting if you were a fly on the wall. With the conservative vs. liberal views and the disagreements on abortion and stem cell research in particular, there …
Mark Sanford and Christian Morality
I wasn’t going to comment on Governor Mark Sanford and his Argentinean affair because that sort of thing seems to happen all the time in politics. However, there have been a few revelations that have added a bit of eyebrow-raising interest and I found myself thinking that, not only is the guy a scumbag for …
Mike Pence says Republicans are not Anti-Science
Representative Mike Pence (R-Ind.) spoke to Chris Matthews in defense of Republicans, saying that his party is not anti-science and that this whole “anti-science thing is a little bit weak.” That, in and of itself, would not be particularly noteworthy. However, in the same interview, Pence goes on to show that he, himself, is quite …
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Barry Goldwater on Religious Pressure in Politics
There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God’s name on one’s behalf should be …
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So Much for Catwoman
I’m not even sure how to begin with this one. It seems that the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops finds it necessary to have Senator Danny Martiny file a bill that will prohibit Louisiana scientists from creating human-animal hybrids for experimentation. I’m not kidding. Conference lobbyist Danny Loar said the bill is designed to be …