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Hot Air readers are freaking out over this post by Ed Morrissey, claiming that the Obama administration is “silencing criticism” of the stimulus bill and violating America’s First Amendment rights: White House: We’ll cut off criticism of Porkulus. Here’s the post at the White House website on this issue: Update ...
Joe the Plumber weighs in on the pressing issue of “queers:” In the last month, same-sex marriage has become legal in Iowa and Vermont. What do you think about same-sex marriage at a state level? At a state level, it’s up to them. I don’t want it to be ...
bigotry, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Constitution, Theocracy, Homophobia, Gay Rights, Joe the Plumber
Here’s Christopher Hitchens on the Organization of the Islamic Conference’s latest attempts to use the United Nations to criminalize “blasphemy” (read: criticism of Islam) around the world. [Video]
United Nations, Christopher Hitchens, Free Speech, First Amendment, OIC, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Islam
A textbook example of being unclear on the concept of “the separation of church and state.” Kim Struiksma doesn’t think evolution should be taught in schools. So the 25-year-old Blaine resident, along with a group of friends from her church, have fashioned Initiative 1040, which “concerns a supreme ruler ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, Theocracy
My jaw is officially on the floor. The Barack Obama campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who “lies or runs a misleading TV ad” during the presidential campaign; here’s a video report. UPDATE at 9/28/08 9:31:28 am: A statement from Missouri Governor Matt Blunt on the Obama ...