Source and video: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/2007/09/why_should_god_bless_america.html
For those who didn’t have the opportunity to watch the Values Voter Debate last evening, you missed quite a display of political pandering, ridiculous rhetoric and all-around right-wing lunacy. You also missed this lovely rendition of “God Bless America” performed by the Church of God Choir, from Springfield, Ohio – reworded to [...]
Entries from September 2007
September 23, 2007
Why Should God Bless America?
September 17, 2007
God as Their Running Mate
Michael Kinsley, TIME essay, 9.6.07
Mitt Romney wants the J.F.K. deal with voters: If you don’t hold my religion against me, I won’t impose my religion on you. But that deal made little sense in 1960 and makes no sense today. Kennedy said, “I believe in a President whose religious views are his own private affair.” But [...]
September 15, 2007
Story of Abraham can vex the faithful
By Manya A. Brachear, Tribune religion reporter, September 14, 2007
On Rosh Hashanah, many rabbis struggle to inspire their audiences with one of the Bible’s more chilling tales: Abraham, father of the Jewish people, bound his beloved son Isaac to an altar, raised a knife and prepared to kill him simply because God told him [...]
September 15, 2007
“The product of years of not teaching the First Amendment at a young age.”
By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY, 9/12/07: Retitled.
Most Americans believe the nation’s founders wrote Christianity into the Constitution, and people are less likely to say freedom to worship covers religious groups they consider extreme, a poll out today finds.
The survey measuring attitudes toward freedom of religion, speech and the press found that 55% believe erroneously that [...]
September 15, 2007
Falwell’s Mini Me
Excerpt: Tim Craig, The Washington Post. Retitled.
The son of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, whose Moral Majority helped reshape the national political landscape, vowed Tuesday to pick up where his father left off and help change public policy in Virginia and in Washington.
Jonathan Falwell’s first mission: Elect more social conservatives to the Virginia General Assembly.
Falwell is [...]
September 5, 2007
Airline Sacrificed Goats To Appease Sky God
Reuters, 9/4/2007
KATHMANDU – Officials at Nepal’s state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.
Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due to the problem.
The goats were [...]
