Tea Party Bullies on Homosexuality: “No Punishment Too Severe?”
What they mean when they call for “biblical law.”
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The New “Values Voters” Mantra
Government and God.
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The Real Context Of The “Taliban Dan” Ad
Put in context, Dan Webster does indeed hold fundamentalist religious beliefs outside the mainstream.
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Republican Scandals Drag Secretive ‘Family’ Into the Big Time
Last week it was discovered that several powerful republicans at the heart of two sex scandals—Sens. John Ensign and Tom Coburn and Gov. Mark Sanford, among others—are members of The Family, reputed to be an “aggressively anti-democratic” Christian movement quietly steering us toward a “theocentric” state. Three scholars discuss The Family with the author. Sparks fly.
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Beck’s “Dream”—Our Nightmare
Only in the world of Glenn Beck can he both carry on the legacy of Martin Luther King and be the star student of a “biblical worldview” that minimizes slavery and claims that modern-day conservatives are the champions of racial justice.
Read MoreThe Christian Reconstructionism Dodge
Not a secret conspiracy, but an essential part of the conservative movement.
Read MoreWashington Post Story Gets Christian Reconstructionism Wrong
Article on Sharron Angle erroneously dismisses influence of movement.
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Candidate Sharron Angle Accuses Opponent of Idolatry
Nevada Senate candidate says in a radio interview that government social programs violate the Ten Commandments.
Read MoreHow Monsters are like Religion
A foray into cognitive studies and religion.
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The Radical Background of Harry Reid’s GOP Opponent
The senate candidate once belonged to an affiliate of the Constitution Party, which calls for imposition of biblical law.
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