Showing posts with label religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religion. Show all posts
Friday, April 12, 2019

In the name of god, I discriminate against you

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If you listen to Republicans such as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Senate Bill 17 provides relief for those occupational holders who have sincere re...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

AG calls for a task force for a return to segregation

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For anyone who isn't a wingnut or a complete moron, Attorney General Jeff Session's announcement of a religious liberty task force s...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Narrowly missing the point

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nar·row ˈnerō/ adjective 1. (especially of something that is considerably longer or higher than it is wide) of small width...
Monday, February 26, 2018

God told me I couldn't bake you a cake

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Suffer (bring) the children to me. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Those a...
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Let them eat cake

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Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission , the case about the...
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Monday, July 18, 2016

Praying for hypocrisy

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Last week I was at the Fort Bend County Courthouse in Richmond and noticed a church down the road with a sign announcing a prayer service fo...
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Friday, September 6, 2013

Trying to revive the spirit of George Wallace

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The states of Texas and Mississippi have decided that the 14th Amendment just doesn't apply to them when it comes to recognizing same-se...
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Give us this day our daily opiate

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From the "ignorance must be bliss" files we have this bumper sticker found in my daughters' school parking lot that gives us t...
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Monday, December 24, 2012

On ritual, superstition and subjugation

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While most of us are preparing to participate in the pagan celebration of the winter solstice, I had a couple of questions for the superstit...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A little smoke and mirrors, please

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All of the outrage in the Muslim world over an internet movie has nothing at all to do with folks being pissed off about someone taking pots...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The company you keep

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While there is reason for death penalty opponents in Texas to be happy thanks to the Court of Criminal Appeals' stay of the scheduled ex...
Thursday, July 5, 2012

Plead guilty and pass the Bible

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We've had our share of judges in Harris County who didn't someone understand the reason the Founding Fathers wanted a separation bet...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Jesus loves me...

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There are rants and then there are rants. Enjoy. H/T The Houston Press
Thursday, April 19, 2012

He just couldn't help himself

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Richard Land is the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is regarded by some as th...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Sticks and stones

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 “I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don’t understand about you. I will not pray for you....
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Praise God and pass the ammunition

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The right wing propaganda machine has been puffing overtime as we approach the 10th anniversary of the attacks on 9/11 telling us that Islam...
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

The politics of exclusion

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"Lord, I know that I always said that I'd never involve you in a baseball game. It always seemed silly. I mean, You got enough to d...
Friday, February 4, 2011

Beaten to death in Bangladesh

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Imagine being brought before a religious council because you broke one of the Ten Commandments. You have no right to an attorney because it...