Daily Links: Unscrupulous Scribes
Orientalism, feminism, sexism, hedonism and beauty. Continue Reading →
a review of religion and media
Orientalism, feminism, sexism, hedonism and beauty. Continue Reading →
By Nathan Stradle It’s nice to think the truth is out there somewhere, because it gets pretty alarming looking for it around here. Continue Reading →
By Nathan Schradle: Let’s talk about sex, baby. Continue Reading →
Schradle’s quick links: From Florida to charity, Mormon slurs to bullying, Vatican Evangelizing to H+ something special. Continue Reading →
Russian gay extremists; Patronizing employers; A Brownback woman; Jesus’ juice; Milquetoast Patel; Other, the world’s 12th religion; Liberty wolves; ideology-smashing samaritan; Damn anarchists; Government by any other name (like the presidency); Tolerance ponies. Continue Reading →
Minority Rights are a “Special Privilege;” Next to Newt’s Godliness; Tebowing the Spotlight; Catholic Attitude; Because Your Military Rulers Said So; The Sui Juris of Citizenship Continue Reading →
“I believe the Founding Fathers were moved around like men on a chessboard put in place at that time so the world could have America.”
Of course, exegetical disputes with liberal Christians aren’t the only reasons why FRC opposes labor unions. Not only do unions’ economic principles put them at odds with evangelicals, so do their social values. A recent press release from Dobson’s Focus On The Family, which was once conjoined with the FRC, complains that most political donations from labor unions go to Democrats and liberal social causes. “Over the past several election cycles, unions and their members contributed millions to fight against core American values—especially on issues of life, religious freedom and marriage.”
49,999 Girls Gone Wild “Swazi females drop chastity tassels,” reported CNN on August 22, describing a warm-up event to a ritual dance of 50,000 virgins who perform bare-breasted for Swaziland’s King Mswati, who Continue Reading →
Assassination Fascination Christianity Today‘s Ted Olsen reports on the Robertson “scandal” the right way: by following the money (scroll down to “Robertson’s Real Power.”) Olsen adds to the drumbeat of evangelical leaders denouncing Continue Reading →
Tonight At 11 Jeff Sharlet: I was so completely wrong about the mainstream media ignoring Pat Robertson’s Big Idea (assassinate Hugo Chavez) that CNN Headline News asked me to talk about said Continue Reading →