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She did her best to obfuscate the issue during the campaign, but her book completely settles the question: Sarah Palin is an “I didn’t come from no monkey!” creationist. Elsewhere in this volume, she talks about creationism, saying she “didn’t believe in the theory that human beings — thinking, ...
Sarah Palin, Creationism, Anti-Science, Religious Right, Fundamentalism
A new survey from Public Policy Polling shows that the most popular Republican so far, when compared with Barack Obama, is far right theocrat Mike Huckabee: 2012 Poll: Huckabee Performs Best. Rather than facing each other in this poll, the Public Policy Polling survey (Oct. 16-19, 766 RV, MoE /- ...
Here’s a disturbing story from the Associated Press on the rise of Pentecostal-flavored fundamental Christianity in Africa, and the horrific consequences for some young children accused of witchcraft: Churches involved in torture, murder of thousands of African children denounced as witches. His family pastor had accused him of being ...
Africa, Witchcraft, Pentecostal, Fundamentalism, Christianity
Frank Schaeffer, son of the late Calvinist preacher Francis Schaeffer, has some very interesting insights into the nature of the Christian far right — the extreme fundamentalists behind much of the home-schooling movement — and their almost total withdrawal from American culture: Glenn Beck and The 9/12 Marchers: Subversives From ...
Religious Right, Fundamentalism, Calvinism, Rushdoony, Dobson, Home Schooling, Far Right
Religious fanatic Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.) told his constituents this week that the United States is on the verge of a revolution. Inhofe took the opportunity to blame Democrats for a bevy of issues. He lashed out at democrats for overtaking the government and spending billions of dollars on ...
GOP, Republican Party, Extremism, Fundamentalism, Religious Right, Revolution, Health Care
Unbelievable. Apparently, there are quite a few politicians and school board members in Texas who are either 1) unaware of the existence of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the US Constitution, or 2) actively trying to subvert it: Texas public schools required to teach Bible this year. ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Fundamentalism, Texas, David Barton, Wallbuilders, Fanaticism, Theocracy
In these troubled times, Tulsa Republican mayoral candidate Anna Falling knows what’s important — putting a young earth creationism exhibit in the middle of the Tulsa Zoo. It’s her top priority. “It’s first,” she said to calls of “hallelujah” at a rally outside the zoo. “If we can’t come ...
William Dembski, the “intelligent design” creationist who is a professor in philosophy at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, has some rather interesting requirements for students of his creationism courses — 20% of their final grade comes from having written 10 posts promoting ID on “hostile” websites: Academic ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, richard dawkins, William Dembski, Intelligent Design, Theocracy, Fundamentalism
Still more serious bad craziness at Free Republic: Did Jesus Reveal to us the name of the Anti-Christ? Linked to this whacked out video. And just take a wild guess who hundreds of Free Republic commenters seriously believe is the anti-Christ.
Free Republic, Right Wing, Religious Right, End Times, Anti-Christ, kooks, Fundamentalism
At RedState: Jesus would have waterboarded. It’s likely even Jesus would have OK’d water boarding if it would have saved his Mom. He would’ve done the same to save his Dad, or any one of His disciples. Excuse me while I pick up my jaw from the floor. ...
Waterboarding, Jesus Christ, Christianity, Redstate, social conservatism, Fundamentalism
Liberty University, the fundamentalist Christian college founded by Jerry Falwell that actually has “biology” courses titled “Advanced Creation Studies,” has announced that they’re banning the campus Democratic Party club — despite the fact that the club opposes abortion and gay marriage. The religious right is starting to purge the unfaithful ...
Liberty University, Jerry Falwell, Fundamentalism, social conservatism, Religious Right
Absolutely freaking insane. Pat Robertson urges his drones to jam the phone lines of the Department of Homeland Security, to scream about the “right wing extremist” report, wasting DHS resources and possibly blocking important calls. Then he says that “someone down in the bowels of that organization is either a ...
DHS, Right-Wing, Extremism, Pat Robertson, Fundamentalism, Christian Right
Fox News is promoting Rick Warren like crazy tonight. It’s all part of the big cleanup. Rick Warren’s not a progressive Jerry Falwell. Really. He’s not. Pay no attention to those men behind the curtain. God talks to Rick every day. And God told Rick that evolution stinks. Do ...
Fox News, Rick Warren, Fundamentalism, Creationism, Evolution, Science, Anti-Science
Fundamentalist preacher/talk show host James Dobson has retired from Focus on the Family, the far-right religious-political organization he founded. The official reason given is that Dobson is making way for the next generation. His departure means that Focus recognizes the need to prepare for the post-Dobson era. Dobson turns ...
Focus on the Family, James Dobson, Fundamentalism, Religious Right
When Barack Obama said, “We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers” in his inaugural speech, he ran afoul of many fundamentalist Christians, who reject this kind of inclusiveness and think atheists are Satanic imps from hell: Obama’s Nonbeliever Nod Unsettles Some. With that ...
In an article about right-of-center blog reactions to the Obama victory (you knew this was coming), Hatington Post smear merchant Jason Linkins seems to approve of what I wrote about social conservatives earlier today, titling his link to LGF: “Hey! Let me make total sense for just a second!” Hey, ...
Election 2008, Barack Obama, Social Conservatives, Abortion, Creationism, Fundamentalism, Huffington Post
Some interesting comments from David Frum, as the GOP soul-searching and finger-pointing begins: Republicans face fraught choice between two roads to revival. A generation ago, Republicans dominated among college graduates. In 1984 and 1988, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush won states like California, Pennsylvania and Connecticut – states ...
Election 2008, Barack Obama, Social Conservatives, Abortion, Creationism, Fundamentalism
Here’s a great interview with Salman Rushdie, full of insight into the evil of radical Islam and the willful blindness of Western liberal elites: Salman Rushdie: His life, his work and his religion. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) It’s in The Independent, so the interviewer exhibits some of that willful blindness. ...
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Salman Rushdie
Looks like the LA County Commission pulled a fast one today, approving hate-spewing faux moderate Maher Hathout for the John Allen Buggs Award for human relations despite his well-documented extremist opinions, which he has not repudiated. I received this press release today from the American Jewish Committee: American Jewish Committee ...
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Security, Maher Hathout, LA County Commission
Emilio Karim Dabul, in the New York Post: One Arab’s Apology. September 12, 2006 — WELL, here it is, five years late, but here just the same: an apology from an Arab-American for 9/11. No, I didn’t help organize the killers or contribute in any way to their terrible cause. ...
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Security
Mother on terror charges for failing to report husband’s alleged jihad plans. A YOUNG mother appeared in court yesterday charged with terrorism-related offences. Bouchra El-Hor, 23, is charged with concealing information and failing to disclose information in relation to her cleric husband Yassin Nassari’s alleged preparations for jihad. It is ...
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Security, Britain
The Wahhabist front group known as the Islamic Society of North America is holding its annual meeting in Chicago, and they kicked it off with a vintage whine about “Islamophobia,” by featured speaker Abdul Malik Mujahid. (Hat tip: Allahpundit.) CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Muslims still face high levels of hatred ...
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Security, ISNA
Steven Emerson’s Investigative Project on Terrorism has posted the entire video featuring faux moderate Maher Hathout, scheduled to receive the “John Allen Buggs Award” for Human Relations from the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations—a travesty if there ever was. [Video]
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Security, Maher Hathout
We’ve got a representative of the theocratic tyranny in Iran doing a propaganda tour of the US during the 9/11 anniversary, and now the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations is giving an award for “human relations” to another raving radical Islamic nutjob: A Hezbollah apologist wins an award ...
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Security, Maher Hathout
It’s taken five years, but the US public is beginning to rebel against the pointless random security measures forced down its throat by special interest groups: Americans back anti-terrorism racial profiling: poll. BOSTON (Reuters) - Most Americans expect a terrorist attack on the United States in the next few months ...
Radical Islam, Islamic Fascism, Fundamentalism, Islam, Security, Profiling