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Stephen Colbert Follows Pat Robertson's Advice, Overwhelms God With Prayer (VIDEO)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Stephen Colbert - Jan. 06 (Comedy News) - video

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The Christmas War on Atheism: What's the Religious Right Whining About When It's Really Non-Believers Who Are Under Attack?

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Alex DiBranco - Dec. 23 (Opinion) - It’s that time of year when, if you tune into Fox News or right-wing talk radio, you’re sure to hear the phrase “war on Christmas” repeated ad infinitum. Perhaps you’ve also seen Rick Perry’s new war on Christmas ad, which gives the added gift of rabid homophobia, while absurdly accusing President Barack Obama of leading a war on religion. But in reality, this year, like most years, it's right-wing Christians who are waging a war on the right of non-believers to avoid having religion shoved down their throats. Say “Merry Christmas” -- or Else

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Jon Stewart Rips Congressional GOP's 'In God We Trust' Debate: 'You're Doing It To Be D*cks' (VIDEO)

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Jon Stewart - Nov. 04 (Comedy News) - Whenever you ask a congressperson, a Presidential candidate or just about any political pundit what the most important thing this country needs right now, it's jobs, jobs, jobs. Immigration and war reform, sure, but jobs are key.

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Taboo - or Not Taboo. Make That 15 Commandments.

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Smirking Chimp - By Robert Becker - Oct. 26 (Opinion) - It's good news that bad taboos, which reinforce prejudice, are falling by the wayside. But what about good taboos on which civilization depends, also falling by the wayside?

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How Christian Fundamentalism Helped Empower the Top 1% to Exploit the 99%

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Oct. 16 (Opinion) - As the Occupy Wall street movement spreads across the country and the world, we must bring attention to the enablers of the top 1 percent exploiting the 99. Fundamentalist religion made this exploitation possible.

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Mormons: One may serve as president soon » Evansville Courier & Press

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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How I Escaped the "Biblical Family Values" Nightmare That Drives Perry, Bachmann, and Tea Party Politics

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Vyckie Garrison - Sep. 01 (Opinion) - Do you remember when it first dawned on you that your relatives are all a bunch of crackpots and weirdos? Seems like I was around 8 or 9 — my mother worked all night in the casinos and slept most of the day, leaving me alone to protect my naïve older sister from the depraved advances of Mom's alcoholic boyfriends and worry about my big brother's drug addiction.

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Playing Ball With the Pentagon

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Tomdispatch.com - By Andrew Bacevich, - Jul. 30 (Comment) - In this theatrical production, the Red Sox provide the stage, and the Pentagon the props. In military parlance, it is a joint operation. In front of a gigantic American flag draped over the left-field wall, an Air Force contingent, clad in blue, stands at attention. To carry a smaller version of the Stars and Stripes onto the playing field, the Navy provides a color guard in crisp summer whites. The United States Marine Corps kicks in with a choral ensemble that leads the singing of the national anthem. As the anthem’s final notes sound, four U. S. Air Force F-15C Eagles scream overhead. The sellout crowd roars its approval.

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Christian Jihad? Why We Should Worry About Right-Wing Terror Attacks Like Norway's in the US

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Jul. 24 (Opinion) - There is a growing movement in America that equates godliness with hatred of our government in fact hatred of our country as fallen and evil because we allow women choice, gays to marry, have a social safety net, and allow immigration from other cultures and non-white races.

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Bill Maher Calls Michele Bachmann & Sarah Palin Boobs, Jesus Sexist (VIDEO)

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Bill Maher - Jul. 17 (Comedy News) - One thing is abundantly clear: Bill Maher is not afraid of offending you.

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Stewart & Seinfeld Mock Marcus Bachmann's Gay Repression Therapy

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By The Huffington Post - Jul. 14 (Comedy News) - Comedians are obviously starting to take note of Michele Bachmann's husband Dr. Marcus Bachmann and his controversial gay repression therapy clinic. As Jon Stewart proved...

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How Fundamentalist Religion Is Destroying the World

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Frank Schaeffer - Jul. 07 (Opinion) - The earth bursts with life. Far right exclusionary religion bursts with death. If there is a creator of life He/She/It must hate fundamentalist religion. The countries in the world that are the most fundamentalist and religious, and/or those whose identity is most religion-based, are the world's greatest troublemakers. Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the USA, Vatican City and the state of Israel come to mind.

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God On The Campaign Trail

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AU.org - By Brian T. Kaylor - Jun. 09 (Interview) - The issue of sincerity haunts this work since voters cannot judge the hearts and souls of candidates. Thus, the religious test for office today is a rhetorical one. That is, the candidate talking the most about religion in the general campaign won in every cycle from 1976-2008. That does not mean the most religious candidate, but the one who talked about God and quoted scriptures the most.

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Voucher Vanguard

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AU.org - Jun. 09 (Editorial) - America’s public school system and the constitutional separation of church and state are under relentless assault.

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The Sneaky Ways the Christian Right Has Re-Entrenched Itself In Our Politics

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Rob Boston - May. 10 (Opinion) - Boehner assured Robertson’s viewers that their concerns are his concerns -- and he urged them to be patient. Reflecting on a recent House vote to cut off tax funding of family planning and health programs for women, Boehner asserted, “I met with a lot of religious leaders earlier today to talk about the strategy, and I think it’s important that we understand that what we want to do here is win the war, not just win a battle.

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Osama bin Laden: our gift from God

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Op Ed News - By Mark Goldman - May. 06 (Opinion) - Osama bin Laden was a gift from God to all of us for which many of us have yet to express our thankfulness. This is not to say that the people who were killed on 911 deserved to die or that God wished them dead, but rather that our response to the collapse of the twin towers was a wake-up call to all Americans to look into the mirror and see what we have become as a people, which we might now realize as we review our unfolding reaction to that attack

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Terrorism Concerns After bin Laden

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Richard N. Haass - May. 02 (Opinion) - The killing of Osama bin Laden constitutes a significant victory over global terrorism. But it is a milestone, not a turning point, in what remains an ongoing struggle without a foreseeable end.

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Obama: The Man Who Got the Job Done

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Meredith Bagby - May. 02 (Opinion) - But what we can say tonight is that President Obama will receive great political accolades for his efforts. He is already being positioned as the leader that focused on the right mission rather than the wrong war.

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AU Criticizes Appeals Court Ruling Dismissing Challenge To National Day Of Prayer

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AU.org - Apr. 14 (Press Release) - The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a legal challenge to the NDP filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, holding that the group lacks “standing” the legal right to sue. The court said that since the law creating the NDP requires the president to issue a prayer proclamation, only the president can challenge it. Americans United said the ruling establishes a dangerous precedent.

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It Doesn't Get Any Clearer Than That: "Free speech is a great idea, but we're in a war"

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Reason Magazine - By Matt Welch - Apr. 04 (Opinion) - You know what? We're always going to be in a war, thanks in no small part to the Lindsey Grahams of the world. Which means if we truly value our free speech, we're gonna have to bounce out every politician who subjects American expression to a wartime litmus test. Better yet, maybe start electing some who at least occasionally refrain from supporting new wars against majority-Muslim countries that have yet to make it through a Reformation.

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Rep. Steve King's Anti-Muslim Hearings Revealed Just One Thing -- He's Bad at His Job

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Joe Conason - Mar. 11 (Opinion) - The hearings had been anything more than a gross waste of taxpayers' money and public attention, and a strategic blunder in the nation's counter-terrorist effort.

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Uprisings Divide Islamic Clerical Establishment

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

isn.ethz.ch - By Abubakar Siddique, Sultan Sarwar - Mar. 11 (Opinion) - The popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East have sparked a debate among clerics about Islam

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ThinkProgress » Mayor Of City With Largest American Muslim Population Says King’s Views On Muslims Are ‘Just Not True’

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Think Progress - By Tanya Somanader - Mar. 09 (Opinion) - With Dearborn possessing a population that is 30 percent Arab American and “the largest mosque in North America,” O’Reilly notes that the community is uniquely positioned to offer “a pretty good perspective on what it is that Islam represents because we see it through the actions and behaviors of our neighbors.”

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Sarah Palin's bizarre view of the First Amendment

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Salon - By Justin Elliott - Mar. 03 (Opinion) - Sarah Palin, who has more than once invoked the First Amendment when she or her allies faced criticism, today denounced the Supreme Court's 8-1 ruling allowing the Westboro Baptist Church to protest outside soldiers' funerals with signs reading "“God Hates Fags" and the like.

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What Flannery Said!

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

firstthings.com - By Elizabeth Scalia - Feb. 22 (Opinion) - There exists an odd double-standard concerning Catholic observances and almost any other ritual. Culturally nuanced and sensitive Americans would never presume to attend a Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim or even Orthodox Christian celebration with an expectation of full participation, but when Catholics ask the same respect for their holiest sacrament, they are criticized for being unreasonable and “exclusionary,” and always there is a whiff of that dreaded word “intolerance.” Other cultures and religions are to be allowed their exclusivities with full respect, but Catholics who base their beliefs on Jesus’ own words, and on reasoned theology and philosophy, tradition and supporting scripture, ought not expect the same courtesy.

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