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Religion
U.S. soldiers launch campaign to convert Iraqis to Christianity
By Jason Leopold
Some U.S. military personnel appears to have launched
an initiative to covert thousands of Iraqi citizens to Christianity by distributing
Bibles and other fundamentalist Christian literature translated into Arabic to
Muslims.
Jun 2, 2008, 00:17
Religion
The �pro-family� ruse and other Christianist machinations
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
Upwards of 50 million American citizens do not have
healthcare coverage. That�s a national disgrace.
May 16, 2008, 00:10
Religion
Lucky Louie and Dour Don: Crazed Christianists on parade
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
The �thinking� of Louis P. Sheldon, founder and
chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition, was once again vomited forth in a
late April 2008 TVC diatribe titled Earth Day: The
Rantings Of Chicken Little Marxists.
May 9, 2008, 00:16
Religion
John Hagee: deviant theology, dangerous foreign policy
By John Taylor
Pastor John Hagee gleefully anticipates the death of
hundreds of millions of people in a series of wars preparing the world for the
second coming of Christ: �The end of the world is rapidly approaching . . .
Rejoice and be exceeding glad.�
May 7, 2008, 00:21
Religion
O'Reilly and Ahmadinejad: We must wipe them off the map
By JC Garrett
On Wednesday, I heard Bill O'Reilly tell
actor/activist Matthew Modine that we must kill all the
"Islamic fundamentalists" in the world -- wipe them off the face
of the Earth -- in order to protect America.
May 2, 2008, 00:18
Religion
US military coordinated Day of Prayer events with Christian right group
By Jason Leopold
At least a half-dozen active-duty military officials
have been working closely with a task force headed by the far-right fundamentalist
Christians planning religious events at military installations around the
country to commemorate today�s National Day of Prayer.
May 1, 2008, 00:22
Religion
Civility, ethics and good business vs. bigotry, discrimination and religious fanaticism
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
Don Wildmon and his �American Family Association� just
love to hurt American businesses and the families they support. Their modus
operandi is launching campaigns and boycotts against any company that treats
its gay and lesbian employees equally or has the audacity to advertise in
gay-oriented publications. They don�t give a damn about the families that might
be hurt, including
families they claim to be representing and �protecting.�
Apr 24, 2008, 00:14
Religion
More on Pope Joey and the Vatican�s rap sheet
By Jerry Mazza
To all of you who thought my article, Pope Joey�s
rap sheet, was not fair or, believe it or not complete enough, I went back
to the research-and-email well and hauled up these pearls. Let�s start with a picture of Ratzinger as
Hitler Youth for all you doubting Thomases.
Apr 18, 2008, 00:20
Religion
Pope Joey�s rap sheet
By Jerry Mazza
Okay, I�m just giving you a heads-up because he�s
arriving today. And as a lapsed member of �The One True Faith� (still its
slogan), I want you to know the whole story, so you don�t let this little
smiling piranha fool you. First of all, his stage name as pope, as you probably
know, is Benedict XVI. Would that be after Benedict Arnold?
Apr 15, 2008, 00:22
Religion
Navy chaplain fired from teaching job after report exposed his anti-Islamic views
By Jason Leopold
A top Navy chaplain who wrote a book several years ago
attacking Islam, calling the religion �evil,� and urging the United States to
launch a �jihad� against the faith, has been fired from a prestigious
theological institute after officials at the school recently became aware of
the chaplain�s controversial book.
Mar 31, 2008, 00:16
Religion
It�s an election year; the GOP is in trouble; fundies are in a funk -- time for gay bashing
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
While wrapped in their self-righteous robes, leaders
of the holier-than-thou Christian Right and their political sycophants are once
again cranking up their Call to Hate. Ignorance and fear define their rhetoric.
Discrimination and violence seem to be their goals, yet again.
Mar 21, 2008, 00:51
Religion
Navy chaplain who called for attack on Islam finds his credentials under scrutiny
By Jason Leopold
On paper, Lieutenant Commander Brian K. Waite, a
United States Navy chaplain, appears to be one of the nation's foremost
scholars on a wide range of topics such as traumatology, theology, and Biblical
history.
Mar 13, 2008, 01:06
Religion
Some special awards for the truly deranged
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
Leaders of the Christianist Right are make fools of
themselves, on multiple fronts. It�s like watching the picture of Dorian Gray
expose the rot beneath the smiling face.
Mar 7, 2008, 00:28
Religion
Inspiring fear and hate the Christianist way
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
In their �holy war� to deny gay Americans and their
families equal civil rights -- while simultaneously encouraging as much fear,
hatred and discrimination as possible -- the Christianist Right methodically
combines fallacious stereotypes and inflammatory rhetoric. That�s certainly not
news. Doing so has been their modus
operandi for decades. (See �America�s New McCarthyism: Homosexual
Stereotypes, Myths, and the Politics of Fear,� Popular Culture Review, 16:2, 83-115.)
Feb 20, 2008, 00:42
Religion
Defending Israel to the 'End Times'
By Bill Berkowitz
These are busy days for Christian Zionists. While
President Bush recently returned from his trip to the Middle East
"optimistic" that a peace agreement between the Israelis and
Palestinians could be reached by the end of the year, Pastor John Hagee's
Christian United for Israel (CUFI) is setting forth plans to put the kibosh --
if not on the entire peace process -- on any agreement that would sanction the
division of Jerusalem. And Dr. Mike Evans has launched a "Save Jerusalem
Campaign,� while Joel C. Rosenberg's
Joshua Fund is planning a major celebration in Jerusalem in honor of Israel's
60th anniversary.
Feb 1, 2008, 00:53
Religion
Christianist campaigns against equality in the workplace and in schools
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
On 8 January 2007, the theologically-challenged leader
of Antioch Bible Church in Redmond, Washington, launched a campaign to have his
followers �load up on Microsoft Corp. stock, in an attempt to force the company
to �stop financing ungodly ventures.�� The �ungodly ventures� Rev. Ken
Hutcherson wants Microsoft to stop are the company�s non-discrimination
policies and its support for equal civil rights for all Americans.
Jan 18, 2008, 00:14
Religion
Christian Zionists gain Israel�s inner sanctum
By Bill Berkowitz
After raising more than two hundred million dollars
for various projects in Israel, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein and his organization,
the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), which he founded
and is president of, has hit pay dirt.
Jan 15, 2008, 00:13
Religion
Religious right meltdown? More fiction than fact
By Bill Berkowitz
Over the past two-plus decades it has become
fashionable for the traditional press to periodically pen the Religious Right's
obituary. Or, if not an outright death notice, articles will appear that detail
real, or perceived, rifts within the Religious Right -- Pat Robertson's
endorsement of Rudy Giuliani for example -- plus periodic contentiousness
between the Religious Right and other elements of the Republican Party. The
traditional media often conclude that the Religious Right's days are numbered.
Dec 21, 2007, 00:08
Religion
Muslim pilgrimage exemplifies believers' equality before God
By Ahmad Al-Akhras, Ph.D.
Muslims from all over the world are taking part in the
largest gathering on Earth, the Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca. The Hajj is a
religious obligation that every Muslim must fulfill, if financially and
physically able, at least once in his or her lifetime.
Dec 20, 2007, 00:12
Religion
A call to discriminate from �a warrior for Christ�
By Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D.
As a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys, Hutcherson
wanted to �hurt whites�: his race-based payback for growing up in the
segregated South. Then he became a �Christian� and took pleasure in killing
defenseless animals and mounting their heads on the wall in his office: �when I
run into animals, I kill them.�
Nov 28, 2007, 00:36
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