Tag Archives: Religion

Indescribable Hypocrisy

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 2:04 pm by JM Ashby

This is not only grossly hypocritical, it’s also cowardly. A major Catholic health provider has successfully dismantled a wrongful death lawsuit brought against it by arguing — in defiance of its own long-held doctrine — that a dead fetus is … Continue reading →

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Buy This Book!

Posted on January 19, 2013 at 1:59 pm by Bob Cesca

K.C. Boyd’s Being Christian A Novel is a fantastic read, especially if you’re into witnessing the seedy underworld of far-right Christian conservatism. Boyd dramatizes a lot of familiar stories (think Ted Haggard, etc) through her evangelical protagonist Christian Hillcox, the … Continue reading →

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The Continued Bigotry of Pastor Rick Warren

Posted on November 29, 2012 at 7:17 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column… Earlier this month, I wrote an article in which I suggested that liberals stop hectoring people of faith and simply focus on religious groups and leaders who attempt to undermine or replace secular law with biblical dogma. … Continue reading →

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Marco Rubio is Definitely Not a Scientist. Man.

Posted on November 20, 2012 at 7:15 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column. Marco Rubio and the continued Republican refusal to accept science. You might recall how Bobby Jindal suggested that Republicans should stop dumbing themselves down. I used this quote in yesterday’s column, but it bears repeating: “It is … Continue reading →

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Pat Robertson Asks Female Co-Host About Porn

Posted on November 9, 2012 at 12:47 pm by Bob Cesca

Here’s a priceless and awkward exchange between Pat Robertson and his co-host about 50 Shades of Grey. What is “pornogrity?”

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Election Post Mortem and Some Tough Love

Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:14 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column… There’s been an understandable amount of discussion since Tuesday night about how the Republicans failed and what they can do to improve. I love a good concern-trolling post as much as anyone, especially in the wake of … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day

Posted on November 7, 2012 at 2:07 pm by Bob Cesca

Via Steve Benen: It’s also worth noting that Catholics went for Obama 50-48, according to CNN, and Latino Catholics, in particular, supported the president by a margin of 3-1. On that note… As an ex-Catholic, current agnostic and strong supporter … Continue reading →

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Lunatic Quote(s) of the Day

Posted on October 9, 2012 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline. Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the … Continue reading →

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Free-Exercise-Wielding Individuals

Posted on October 1, 2012 at 6:45 pm by JM Ashby

I love — LOVE — this smackdown ruling delivered by Missouri Judge Carol Jackson to a Catholic business owner who claimed the Obama Administration’s birth-control mandate violated his rights. The burden of which plaintiffs complain is that funds, which plaintiffs … Continue reading →

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Huckabee: Rape Babies Aren’t So Bad

Posted on August 21, 2012 at 3:40 pm by JM Ashby

Mike Huckabee wants you to know that rape has lead to some extraordinary people, so don’t look a gift-rape in the mouth. Or something. “Ethel Waters, for example, was the result of a forcible rape,” Huckabee said of the late … Continue reading →

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