Patheos bloggers are roundtabling on issues of faith and politics in the run-up to the election. This week's prompt is: "What's wrong--and what's right--with the role of faith in American politics today? For instance: How should church and state be separated, and how should they work together? Does one side manipulate faith more than another? How do you see you the candidates appealing to voters of faith?" I was ticked off during the Democratic National Convention when the party … [Read more...]
Who Can Blaspheme?
September 30, 2012 By 70 Comments
Today is International Blasphemy Rights Day, spearheaded by the Center for Inquiry. It's pretty much Everybody Draw Mohammed Day, but with a broader focus. I fully back CFI's fight against blasphemy laws (remember, just in the past few months, Alexander Aan and that girl in Pakistan). I'm a little more dubious about the practical use of having people in the U.S. and other relatively free nations blaspheme as a way of drawing attention/funds to the fight against blasphemy laws. But … [Read more...]
Baby and Mommy and Mommy and Daddy
July 3, 2012 By 85 Comments
Rod Dreher is upset about a bill in California that would allow a child to have more than two parents in the eyes of the law. (The double indent is Dreher quoting an article, followed by his comment in normal blockquote formatting). State Sen. Mark Leno is pushing legislation to allow a child to have multiple parents. “The bill brings California into the 21st century, recognizing that there are more than Ozzie and Harriet families today,” the San Francisco Democrat said. ...SB … [Read more...]
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