religion and politics

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin "Hang 'Em High" Scalia cites his Christian faith as a reason to be completely unconcerned about the possibility of the U.S. Justice system incorrectly executing an innocent person. As the state of Georgia prepares to murder a man for a crime it cannot be...

Frankly I don't see why they wouldn't, they've already accepted a moron. I don't think religion is necessarily an issue with political figures in the U.S. We've got a President who claims God talks to him, a Vice-President who thinks he is God, and several other delusional people in office -...

Well, not technically, but, in effect, that is what is going on. The state of Indiana has a new, optional license plate with a big, "In God We Trust" plastered on it. OK, not a problem, right? I mean, the state of Indiana has lots of specialized license plates. In addition to vanity plates...

Here is an opinion piece that appeared in the Kansas City Star on Saturday. Click Here Call me crazy, but hasn't the US Supreme Court consistently upheld "Freedom from religion"? I plan to send a response to the KC Star citing Abington Township School District v. Schempp, Lemon v. Kurtzman...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4689041.html I kind of like the idea of living in a country that is "so tolerant of others we bend over backwards to allow others to pray as they wish." I'm not sure why Senator Patrick is so bothered. The callers to the local radio talk shows are...

I was pleasantly surprised in ’04 when little was made of John Kerry’s Catholicism. It seemed the days where folks thought a Catholic President would be a tool of the Vatican were over. Now it’s 2007 and we have Mitt Romney. The number one objection to Romney for President seems to be that he...

I just read the George W. Bush mocks a death row inmate thread and this question came into my mind: The christan community in america is pretty large in america and they´re all good obedient and honest people. What i don't understand is this: How is it possible to follow the...

In their issue on Evangelicals, Newsweek gave a list of "traditionally conservative conservative isasues", and the last one was "The government should allow prayer inschool". That's not a conservative issue. Only the most radical anti-Christians are opposed to prayer in school. Liberals, in...

I am starting on the topic subject for a research project. While I know some religiously-oriented ppolitical shenanigans (abstinence-only education, intelligent design, stem-cell research funding cut off, ...) I am still generally in the dark about the subject as a whole. What can I find good...

From the Washington Post: The purpose of this measure? To cut the legs off of groups that seek to remove Nativity scenes and Ten Commandments monuments from public property. The vote was mostly along party lines, Republicans generally favoring it. Although the bill is unlikely to pass the...