Oh, Air Force. Oh, oh. How could people possibly consider folding you back into the Army? If that happened, where would we get our entertainment? This brings a whole new meaning to the term “security theater”. Also – have the Gideons been contracted for seat-pocket Bible distribution? They have placed Bibles all over the globe, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘religious right’
Amazingly hilarous
Posted in Posts, tagged funny, military, religious right on July 18, 2008 | Comments Off
WWHuckD?
Posted in Posts, tagged elections, Politics, religious right on November 29, 2007 | Comments Off
I’m glad I’m not the only person who noticed this. Listening to Morning Edition today, as I do in my sleepy stupor while getting ready for work, I heard the sound clip: “For those of you who call yourselves Christian conservatives….The death penalty….WWJD?” Huckabee: “Jesus was way too smart to ever run for public office.” [...]
A good WaPo opinion column?
Posted in Posts, tagged media, Politics, religious right on November 20, 2007 | Comments Off
Surely, that creature is extinct! Not so. This morning’s Richard Cohen is great. Read the whole thing. Whether or not one is a “person of faith” (ugh, how I dislike that phrase), one should consider Cohen’s point. It is the overtly religious politicians who need to convince potential voters that they needn’t fear an imposition [...]
Danforth on Evangelicals
Posted in Posts, tagged Politics, quotes, religious right on June 17, 2005 | Comments Off
Via The Washington Monthly: Danforth on right-wing evangelicals: “for us, the only absolute standard of behavior is the commandment to love our neighbors as ourselves.” Amen, brother.