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Euthanasia Billboards, Post-Rapture Pet Care, Can You Tell a Burqa from a Hijab?

By Michael J. Altman

…ng! May Impair Judgement.” Speaking of poor judgment, a non-denominational Florida church plans to host “International Burn a Qur’an Day” on the anniversary of 9/11. The same Gainesville church made news in the past with its “No Homo Mayor” signs opposing an openly gay mayor. Lt. Governor of South Carolina André Bauer discusses how he uses shoes to save souls. New York Governor David Paterson denied reports that he had swapped Judaism for his Cath…

The Week in Religion, Poetically

By Michael J. Altman

…t need no stinkin’ permits: The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida continues its plan to burn Qur’ans on 9/11 despite not having a fire permit. A Christian milita that had planned to provide protection for the church has withdrawn its support. The group, Right Wing Extreme, says the burning “does not glorify God.” Who knew national Go Topless Day (August 26th in case you’d like to join in) had religious roots? Turns out the event i…

The Right Attacks Obama’s Religious Advisors

By Sarah Posner

…therism and Manchurian candidate smears. He picked Pastor Joel Hunter, the Florida megachurch pastor who once was slated to take over the Christian Coalition, sits on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals, and endorsed Mike Huckabee in the GOP primary, to deliver the benediction at the Democratic National Convention. He tapped Rick Warren for the invocation at his inauguration. He annoyed progressives with his picks for his Advisor…

It’s Not Just About Ground Zero

By Mark S. Byrnes

…government and it’s 100 percent against our Constitution.” A Gainesville, Florida church has planned a Qur’an burning for the ninth anniversary of September 11. This is what people do when the principle of freedom of religion gets in the way of their fears and prejudices: they deny that it is about religion, and they make it political. This is what anti-Catholic bigots like the Know-Nothings did in the 19th century. Since the structure of the Cat…

The Week in Religion, Poetically:

By Michael J. Altman

…constitutional endorsement of religion.Gainesville officials have denied a Florida church a permit for its planned Quran burning. Need a little more junk in the trunk? Skip the gym and head over to eBay where you can bid on a booty enhancement spell from a Wiccan. $8.95 and free shipping. Julia Roberts will no longer talk about religion. Thank you. Roberts said she remembered her mother’s wise words: “You’re an actor, act. Don’ at talk about polit…

No More Mosques

By Daniel Schultz

The other day, I wrote about the “fear-based evangelism” practiced by a Florida church intent on burning copies of the Quran. Turns out the American Family Association — or at least Bryan Fischer, its director of issue analysis — is not about to be outdone in the fear-mongering business: Permits should not be granted to build even one more mosque in the United States of America, let alone the monstrosity planned for Ground Zero. This is for one s…

Expelled: Christian Student Claims Discrimination, But Judge Says No

By Candace Chellew-Hodge

…with their criteria. Just ask Jarretta Hamilton, a fourth grade teacher at Florida Christian School, who was fired after she got pregnant nearly a month before marrying her fiancé. Or, ask Bruce K. Waltke, an Old Testament professor at Reformed Theological Seminary, based in Jackson, Mississippi, who was fired after saying Christians can believe in evolution. The religious right can’t have it both ways—expelling and firing people they disagree wit…

Breivik’s Emasculation Paranoia Fueled Vision for Patriarchal “Reforms”

By Julie Ingersoll

…women more stupid and less enlightened than men, since they in such great numbers are paving the way for their own submission? He comes up with an equally provocative answer: “When women are paving the way for sharia, this is presumably because women want sharia.” They don’t want freedom because they feel attracted to subservience and subjugation. The English author Fay Weldon has noted that “For women, there is something sexually very alluring a…

The Revival of the Pastors’ Policy Briefings

By Sarah Posner

…Project — if not the ones in later primary states like South Carolina and Florida — helped Huckabee win the caucuses there, having other presidential hopefuls will certainly dilute the meetings’ apparent endorsement of one candidate over another. One thing is certain though: there won’t be any dilution of the “Judeo-Christian heritage” themes by any of the candidates who want to get the Iowa advantage, even supposedly culture war-averse Haley Bar…

Believe in Evolution?: Let’s Have a Show of Hands!

By Julie Ingersoll

…ult was this image that will appeal to the Republican base but likely make it more difficult for whoever wins the nomination to run to center in the general election. I’m hoping that when they assemble in Florida next month for a debate and straw poll they’ll get a new question in this same format: Raise your hand if you reject evolution as a scientific explanation of or human origins….