Comedian Jamie Kilstein was in Chicago the other night at the Lakeshore Theater (which is the best place ever) and had wonderful material about Rick Warren, Ted Haggard, women’s ministries at Saddleback, gay rights, the Bible… and all the other wonderful topics you love to discuss I heard him channeling a little Patton Oswalt there [...]
Ronald Reagan to Replace the Devil?
January 31, 2010 By 25 Comments
A man in Contra Costa County, California has a problem with the name of local peak Mount Diablo. He’s a Christian (you’re amazed, I know) and he has a suggestion for an alternate name: Mount Reagan. [Arthur] Mijares, a devout Christian, says he believes the word “Diablo” — Spanish for “devil” — is “derogatory and [...]
Elmhurst City Council Wants to Waste Taxpayer Time By Praying
January 30, 2010 By 12 Comments
It hurts that much deeper when it happens in your neck of the woods. The mayor of Elmhurst, Illinois, Pete DiCianni, thinks that each City Council meeting should open with a prayer. “We’ve got a lot of parishes in this community that can be represented,” he said. “We’re doing God’s work up here, and we [...]
Judge Upholds Decision to Block Forsyth County Prayers
January 29, 2010 By 5 Comments
Last I heard, the prayers said before Forsyth County Commissioner’s Meetings were deemed to be unconstitutional. An update on the case offers good news: Judge James Beaty upheld the recommendation of a federal magistrate who said prayers referencing Jesus and other sectarian deities made before meetings of the Forsyth County Commissioners are unconstitutional. Can we [...]
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