Tag Archives: the Christian right

Right wing group withdraws slave language from marriage pledge Bachmann signed

Posted on July 10, 2011 by jreid

Well that didn’t take long. A conservative group that put out a marriage pledge saying slave kids had it better than black kids today, because at least they had a mother and father … gulp … has withdrawn the language. … Continue reading →

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Slowly but surely, American women are losing the right to choose

Posted on June 5, 2011 by jreid

With state legislatures and Congress going after abortion full force, “personhood” laws cropping up around the country, and even victims of rape and incest facing an increasingly callous, mostly male army of anti-abortion zealots in elected office, American women’s right … Continue reading →

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3 months, 49 states, 919 anti-abortion laws

Posted on May 8, 2011 by jreid

Republicans across the U.S. are aggressively pushing an agenda … and it’s not about jobs.

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(Video) Franklin Graham can’t say Holocaust Jews would go to heaven

Posted on April 29, 2011 by jreid

So, Franklin Graham, the Official Ministerial Supporter of Donald “Effing” Trump, goes on Bill O’Reilly’s show and pretty much gives Christianity a bad name … again.

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FL rep: 6 abortion bills a ‘backdoor attempt to send women back to back alleys’

Posted on April 27, 2011 by jreid

Forget “jobs, jobs, jobs.” In the Florida House, it’s “abortion, abortion, abortion.”

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Those whom Jesus loved: God, government, rich and poor (plus Video from the ‘This Week’ debate)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by jreid

Whether you’re a believer, or just viewing it philosophically, who has the greater love of God: the rich, who many modern Christian churches say are blessed, as evidenced by their wealth and success, or the poor, who the Jesus of … Continue reading →

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The Forced Birth Movement has taken over the ‘tea party’

Posted on April 8, 2011 by jreid

[Above: Harry Reid says the negotiations over dollars are over. If the government shuts down, it will be over abortion.] Remember back when political watchers and morality-watchers were debating whether the tea party movement could survive an alleged rift between … Continue reading →

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(Video) The new adventures of old Christine O’Donnell footage **UPDATE: she’s Italian???

Posted on October 2, 2010 by jreid

You know what the world needs? More vintage Christine O’Donnell … and more meatballs. Thank you, Bill Maher! This video is courtesy of Mediaite. As you listen to the clip, let me know if you hear Ms. O’Donnell … who’s … Continue reading →

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Eddie Long’s wigs: the sin of pride

Posted on September 30, 2010 by jreid

Among the “Seven Deadly Sins” — lust, gluttony, greed, wrath, sloth and envy, perhaps the worst of them is pride. The sickness and sadness of the Eddie Long story has focused on his alleged lust, darkly directed at vulnerable teenage … Continue reading →

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Bishop Eddie Long vows to fight sex charges

Posted on September 26, 2010 by jreid

Without directly addressing — or for that matter denying — the scandalous sex charges against him from four young men from his church, Atlanta-area pastor Bishop Eddie Long took to the pulpit Sunday, saying he’s “not a perfect man,” but … Continue reading →

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