Archive for the 'religion' Category
No, Really, Some Of My Best Friends Are Jewish
Posted on November 26, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under George W Bush, religion | Leave a Comment
No one should be surprised to see the least competent White House in American history send the wrong holiday cards to a group of religious leaders. Hey, at least they didn’t kill anyone in Holidaycardgate!1 In any case, isn’t this addendum to the CNN story a bit odd?
[Laura Bush's press secretary Sally] McDonough added that [...]
Sarah Palin’s Church And “The Israelites”
Posted on September 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Sarah Palin, anti-Semitism, religion | Leave a Comment
Umm, yeah. Watch this.
If you watched the whole thing, you saw that Palin was there. Being blessed by this guy. Who is, aside from the rest of the crazy, worried about the Jews and their money.
But asking Palin about any of this would be totally sexist and disrespectful!
(Via)
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I Find Their Insanity Fascinating When It Doesn’t Terrify Me
Posted on August 14, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, religion, wingnuts | Leave a Comment
I’m a bit late on this, but the question only occurred to me just now:
If Republicans are trying to portray Barack Obama as the anti-Christ (and I’m not familiar enough with the symbolism to say whether or not I think they are1), aren’t they actually giving the fundies a reason to vote for Obama? Don’t [...]
Nothing Is Private For A Presidential Candidate
Posted on July 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, religion | Leave a Comment
Some asshole actually took the prayer note Barack Obama left in the Wailing Wall and gave it to a newspaper. The newspaper, an Israeli paper I’ve never heard of named Maariv, then published the note for all to read. How fucked up is that?
And, for all the conspiracy theorists out there: No, the note was [...]
Apparently “The Muslims” Are Taking Cues From General Zod
Posted on July 18, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Bud Day, John McCain, religion, wingnuts | Leave a Comment
For roughly 40 years (give or take an election cycle or two), the GOP has been the party of bigotry. Not every Republican has supported this policy, and certainly not every Republican is a bigot him or herself, but every single Republican politician with success on the national stage has in some way benefited from [...]
Connecting The Day’s News
Posted on June 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Southern Baptists, domestic violence, gender, religion | Leave a Comment
Dear Women,
Stop running businesses if you don’t like being abused.
Sincerely,
A seriously deranged Southern Baptist (of course!) “scholar”
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And True Love Lives In Haunted Attics
Posted on June 2, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Kmart, Radiohead, abstinence, music, religion | Leave a Comment
Jessica at Feministing:
Aw, shit. Kmart is selling abstinence-gear for juniors.
Featuring what Kmart calls a “bold abstinence screen print,” the True Love Waits sweatpants come in blue, yellow and gray. I also think it’s no coincidence that on the same page they carry “Life is sweet” pants. I have no idea if the pants are [...]
Making Flippy Floppy
Posted on May 23, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, John Hagee, John McCain, Rod Parsley, religion | Leave a Comment
Straight Talking Maverick John McCain is BFFs with fundamentalist Christian preachers during a Republican primary but no longer likes them once focus shifts to a general election. Honest Maverick Straight Talk!
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Disaster For Everyone
Posted on May 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Israel, religion | Leave a Comment
There are so many things about this story that are wrong on so many levels that I hardly know where to begin. Why did anyone think burning bibles would ever be a good idea? Why would a deputy mayor be placed in charge of this bible burning operation? Why did the Ethiopian Jews need assistance [...]
Most Benevolent Occupation Ever
Posted on May 19, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Iraq war, United States military, religion | Leave a Comment
I can only assume this incident occurred because our government couldn’t be bothered to provide the army with actual targets for use in target practice.
Hitchens Studies The Mishnah
Posted on May 12, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Christopher Hitchens, Israel, Judaism, religion | Leave a Comment
Christopher Hitchens’ take on Israel’s 60th anniversary was almost invariably going to be something I found disagreeable, so I didn’t really plan on spending any time discussing it in a blog post. However, I can’t possibly ignore his introductory paragraph:
It’s somehow absurd and trivial to use the word Israel and the expression 60th birthday in [...]
Barack Obama Is Not A Secret Muslim Watch
Posted on April 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, religion | Leave a Comment
MSNBC:
Chomping down on sausage and waffles at Glider’s Diner in Scranton today, with his Pennsylvania BFF (Sen. Bob Casey) at his side, Obama avoided commenting on former President Jimmy Carter’s meeting with Hamas.
Sorry, maybe you missed the important part. Allow me to remove MSNBC’s highlighting and add my own:
Chomping down on sausage and waffles at [...]
Metro Hates Catholics
Posted on April 9, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Catholics, DC, Metro, Pope Benedict XVI, religion | Leave a Comment
Too funny:
An ad from Metro’s Web site has been pulled after a conversation between Metro and the Archdiocese of Washington.
A video on Metro’s Web site featured a bobblehead doll depicted as Pope Benedict XVI perched next to a commuter reading “Car and Pontiff” magazine. The bobblehead then rides an escalator.
The archdiocese thought the ad was [...]
