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Evangelicals, Race and Abortion
In 1971, two years before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion, the biggest white evangelical group in America, the…
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Posted in Fighting Bigotry
Tagged misogyny, privilege, racism, religion
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unorthodox gang fight
[Audio: not needed] I think there is a brief news commentary on this but basically on Dec. 28, Palestinian police restored order in the Church of the Nativity in Jesus’s birthplace in Jerusalem after scuffles erupted between Armenian and Greek … Continue reading
two masters
Luke 16:13 [New International Version (NIV)] 13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God … Continue reading
nightmares of the republican campaign
In all the attention on Palin — will she or won’t she run for Presidency — I think we have a tendency to overlook (or simply laugh at — too easy to do) another declared candidate who is just possibly … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, michelle bachmann, religion
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If the rapture did happen…
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“Hey, Dad!”
I’ve been chuckling since I’ve spotted this one. I’m not entirely certain why it seems to be in English despite the subtitles & Italian origin (or at least he appears to be saying “Hey Dad” in the start of it … Continue reading
christianity — the loving, kind, charitable religion…
And they wonder how they wind up on SLPC’s hate groups lists… At Anti-Gay Rally in NYC Rev. Calls Gay People ‘Worthy of Death’ Rev. Ariel Torres Ortega of Radio Visión Cristiana said that the gay people are “worthy of … Continue reading
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Tagged hate speech, religion
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a mess of taxes
Let’s take a quick look at the restrictions on nonprofits incorporated under 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code: To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes … Continue reading
Posted in legal, politics
Tagged catholic church, civil rights, corporate welfare, corporatocracy, human rights, mormon church, religion, usuncut
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The craziness behind the federal budget fight
Literally the only thing I can say about the budget passed at the last minute yesterday is that since the batshit crazy right is frothing mad about it, it can’t be the complete disaster it could have been. However, make … Continue reading
Posted in news, politics
Tagged budget, gop, mobile post, religion, teabaggers
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allah save the punk
[Audio: music; Subtitles: English] This is a good article Muslim Feminist Punk: Helping Destroy Stereotypes of Gender, Religion and Race, but remember what I said a while back about erasure? Reading this, you’d almost never realize that Sabina England is … Continue reading
Posted in communication, deafhood, gatekeeping, video
Tagged deaf, erasure, islam, punk, religion, taqwacore
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you’re a WHAT??
Click on the comic itself for an interesting discussion over at Pharyngula on how people self-define as atheist (and how PZ Meyers managed to get a whole crowd of atheists upset at him, which for some reason I find hilariously … Continue reading
remember the “my son is gay… or not” post?
I think I posted or at least linked to it. But to refresh your memory, I’m talking about this fabulous post by a fabulous mom with a fabulous five year old kid who likes to dress fabulously, without really caring … Continue reading
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Tagged homophobia, religion
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the rhetoric of violence — exported to uganda
Seems a long way away, doesn’t it? Uganda, a tiny landlocked country on the African continent. But there are compelling reasons to do more than wring our hands. Because the religious taliban of our country has exported its violent rhetoric … Continue reading
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Tagged caleb lee brundidge, christian taliban, david kato, don schmierer, homophobia, religion, rick warren, uganda
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this n that
Obama State Of The Union Speech 2011: FULL TEXT. By most accounts on twitter, a fairly mundane — even boring — speech. But you know what? Obama tends to put out exactly what’s needed for a particular speech. So he … Continue reading
Posted in news, this n that
Tagged #jan25, algeria, climate change, comcast, comcastrophe, corporate welfare, education, egypt, environment, geek, meditation, michelle bachman, msnbc, nbc, paul ryan, queer, religion, SOTU, tax code, tsa, tunisia, wordpress
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