Tag: theocracy
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December 15, 2006 11:22 AM EST --
TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iranians started voting on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in the first electoral test for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies since he swept to . . . more
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January 29, 2008 09:51 PM EST --
Romney just finished his speech. He came in second to McCain in Flordia. His focus directed toward the Bible belt and he finally showed his true colors. His openly promoted religious . . . more
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January 03, 2008 07:51 PM EST --
America was founded as, and has historically been, a secular country, premised on the clear and explicit notion of separation of church and state. We need to ensure that America remains that way, in order . . . more
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February 18, 2007 09:54 PM EST --
Although America obviously blundered in invading Iraq, the question is to the extent that we have a future plan for Iraq is it based on something that does not exist. Are we searching for something . . . more
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April 14, 2007 03:05 PM EDT --
In addition to asking Monica Goodling about the purge of Bush-appointed US attorneys for being insufficiently partisan, it would be good
to have more about how she and her Chistianist fellow-travelers . . . more
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September 04, 2007 12:28 PM EDT --
An attorney for a pro-family group says it's outrageous that the governor of Illinois vetoed a measure that would have required public school students to observe a "moment of silence" at . . . more
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September 12, 2007 01:21 PM EDT --
Fundies Say The Darndest Things! Installment #220
"(Specter on the proper application of the death penalty in today's society--this post truly speaks for itself)
[I would like to ask you something . . . more
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January 17, 2008 02:21 PM EST --
During a speech in Michigan last Monday, Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee uttered the following. "I have opponents in this race who do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it's . . . more
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September 15, 2006 12:55 AM EDT --
One of the sticking points in crafting the just-signed "interim constitution" of the Pentagon cash cow formerly known as Iraq was the question of acknowledging Islam as the fundamental source . . . more
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September 20, 2007 04:16 PM EDT --
Standing Up For Your Beliefs
In my lifetime I have always stood up for my beliefs. Doing so has not always been the popular course of action, the politically correct course of action nor in some instances . . . more
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June 24, 2007 01:16 PM EDT --
Edward Tabash gave this speech to members of the Center For Inquiry during a recent cruise in the Galapagos. Richard Dawkins was also on board. Mr. Tabash has a lot of information, so pay attention and . . . more
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October 30, 2007 12:50 PM EDT --
Fundies Say The Darndest Things! Installment #268
"Teh only government God has ever specificly approved is a theocracy. People, including christians, can get mad at me for saying this, but . . . more
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December 30, 2006 08:39 PM EST --
Last night, the Iraqi government -- which is unable to provide the most basic services to even the residents of Iraq's largest city -- executed their former president, Saddam Hussein. The Bush Administration . . . more
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August 23, 2006 09:42 PM EDT --
Dear Gather Members,
I have a theory - one I haven't seen discussed - so I'm going to put it before you and see if it has any legs.
Here goes: Iran has been behind this whole mess from the start. . . . more
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September 08, 2006 10:19 AM EDT --
"Spend eternity searching space, find gas, rock, and black holes. Spend less than a lifetime searching within, find God."-whoisjobe
"'The old adage, 'she took . . . more
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November 02, 2006 10:39 AM EST --
"If Dobson is a champion of freedom, he understands then the risks of using the power of government to define social norms. We might not like what others have to say on these issues when they are . . . more
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September 22, 2007 12:02 PM EDT --
Fundies Say The Darndest Things! Installment #230
""Whether you like it or not, the United States is a Christian nation. If you don't like it here, then move to Canada, France or San Francisco."" . . . more
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September 23, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
A community college instructor in Red Oak claims he was fired after he told his students that the biblical story of Adam and Eve should not be literally interpreted.
Steve Bitterman, 60, said officials . . . more
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March 21, 2006 11:28 PM EST --
originally posted at The Agonist ~
Ok, so I broke down after arguing with myself all day, went to the bookstore and bought it: American Theocracy. I'm not even on page one and I gotta blog about . . . more
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January 17, 2007 01:22 PM EST --
On May 25, 2006, Barbara Smoker, a participant in the Oxford University Union Debate, opposed the motion that "Free speech should be moderated by respect for religion."
"Ms. Smoker noted . . . more
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