Avowed enemy of “godlessness” Pope Benedict XVI has announced that there need to be more exorcisms. Seems that more priests need to be trained in directly fighting the Devil, a prayer needs to be added to the end of the… Continue Reading
The nativity scene wars in Wisconsin are heating up. Prepare for the Battle of Racine. In a nutshell: Racine permits a Christian nativity scene on a public park in its downtown area. So atheists decided to erect a pyramid with… Continue Reading
A follow-up on the Green Bay, Wisconsin nativity scene story from Sunday — last night, someone described as “a white male, 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, weighing between 150 and 170 pounds, and wearing a gray parka-type jacket and gray… Continue Reading
This year’s battleground in the War On Christmas: public displays of nativity scenes. For instance, in a small town in Connecticut, a town had a long tradition of having a Christian nativity scene on the town square (a public park).… Continue Reading
This morning’s reading is Peggy Noonan, in today’s Wall Street Journal. Noting the rise of Mike Huckabee in the Republican primary polls, she theorizes (with some basis from supporting data in those polls) that the reason Republican voters are gravitating… Continue Reading
Now, apparently, it does matter which brand of religious nonsense a candidate subscribes to. Mike Huckabee can protest all he likes that he isn’t attacking Romney on issues of theology, but when he asks questions like this, that’s exactly what… Continue Reading
I’ve bashed on Mitt Romney enough for a twenty-four hour period. Now it’s time to bash on Muslims again for foisting off their brand of violent, misogynistic lunacy on the rest of us. Specifically, I refer to the utter and… Continue Reading
Some of you may think that I have a chip on my shoulder about atheists and their participation in American civic life, so I’ve taken offense too easily at Romney’s remarks. However, before you pronounce that judgment, read this. I’m… Continue Reading
Let me get a few things out of the way, for the benefit of the religious advocates who occasionally comment here. First of all, your comments are welcome, whether I agree with you or not. In fact, disagreements keep things… Continue Reading