Crosswalk.com – Christians See ‘War on Christmas’ Momentum Shift: (CNSNews.com) – While the city of Chicago is distancing itself from a movie on the nativity for fear of offending non-Christians, stores across the country are embracing the “Merry Christmas” greeting and Christian groups are claiming minor victories in what some have called the “war on [...]
Entries from November 2006
The Christmas War
November 30th, 2006 · View Comments
Tags: Culture War
Almost like Book Burning
November 27th, 2006 · View Comments
AlterNet: A Step Shy of Book-Burning: It never got down to actual book-burning, but the Republican choke-hold on government would clearly have taken us there. In August, under the guise of fiscal responsibility, the Bush Environmental Protection Agency began closing most of its research libraries, both to the public and to its own staff.
Tags: Culture War
I’m feeling “low food security” right now.
November 27th, 2006 · View Comments
Kansas City Star | 11/26/2006 | Leave it to bureaucrats to try to desensitize hunger: The USDA, advised by a scientific panel, recently determined that “hunger” was problematic. Scientists with the Committee on National Statistics of the National Academies told the USDA to go with terms like “low food security” which could more easily be [...]
Tags: Culture War
Polls
November 27th, 2006 · View Comments
AlterNet: Post-Election Polls: Men Were Angry At Bush, Women Wanted Change: The post-election survey done by Ms. Magazine and the Women Donor Network showed surprisingly that a majority of women listed rebuilding after Katrina as a top priority for the next Congress. Katrina was a turning point for women who saw the government’s reaction as [...]
Tags: Culture War
Wal-Mart Traffic
November 25th, 2006 · View Comments
Wal-Mart’s site stalls on Black Friday – Yahoo! News: NEW YORK – High traffic disrupted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s Web site for much of Friday, one of the year’s busiest shopping days. ADVERTISEMENT The Walt Disney Co. also had problems handling the rush of online activity Friday, while Amazon.com Inc.’s site had brief disruptions a day [...]
Tags: Culture War
That’s not the KKKramer we know!
November 24th, 2006 · View Comments
THE NEWS BLOG: Only Seinfeld, who has a financial relationship with Richards, jumped in. Probably, because that IS the guy they know. One who can rant at will. One who has some pretty ugly ideas about the world. It’s one thing to say “fuck you nigger”. which will get you a punch, it’s another world [...]
Tags: Racism
Thanksgiving in Hell
November 23rd, 2006 · View Comments
I was surfing the net this morning and found this at La Shawn Barber’s Corner: No one knows the day or hour of his return. The first time, he came to save. The second time, he’ll come to judge. Contrary to popular opinion, Christ’s judgment is righteous. Perfect justice requires that he punish sinners. I’m [...]
Tags: Culture War · Culture Warrior
Bush and Putin
November 22nd, 2006 · View Comments
Bush and Putin in Hanoi. New Rule: If we show up wearing the same thing then one of us has to change.
Tags: Culture War
Wal-mart Boycott over
November 22nd, 2006 · View Comments
WorldNetDaily: ‘Wal-Mart retreat from ‘gay’ agenda not enough’: “While Wal-Mart has caved on controversial corporate sponsorships, the Gospel continues. Christians from across the nation will bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores this Friday, November 24th. They will call Wal-Mart’s corporate leadership to true repentance, repentance that goes beyond [...]
Tags: Abortion · Evangelical
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November 21st, 2006 · View Comments
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Death of Altman
November 21st, 2006 · View Comments
I was sad after hearing about the death of the great Robert Altman 1925-2006 I want to watch Nashville again. It was amazing. I have the soundtrack and listen to it sometimes in the car. Who knew Karen Black could sing?
Tags: Culture War · Movies
Births out of Wedlock
November 21st, 2006 · View Comments
37 percent of U.S. births out of wedlock – Yahoo! News: More women in their 30s and 40s, hearing their biological clock, are choosing to give birth despite their single status. Younger women are not as worried about being unmarried, either, she added. “I think it’s more acceptable in society” to have a child without [...]
Tags: Culture War
Republican Detox for Black People
November 19th, 2006 · View Comments
THE NEWS BLOG has an insightful post about how Black Republicans recover their pride. I love the Armstrong Williams photo of him in the Hattie McDaniel head scarf. Then you have the grovelling of Michael Steele, too stupid to conceed when it was clear black people would no more vote for him than Frank Rizzo. [...]
Tags: Culture War · Racism
Intentional blasphemy, evil, gross immorality, falsehood, evil worldviews, and/or destructive
November 19th, 2006 · View Comments
I stumbled upon a Christian movie review site calledMovieGuide.org . Their rating system is a little harsh. Acceptability Ratings: +4 to -4 +4 EXEMPLARY: Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever. +3 MORAL: Some minor questionable elements. +2 GOOD: Moderately questionable elements. +1 WHOLESOME: Discernment required for young children. -1 CAUTION: Discretion advised [...]
Tags: Evangelical
Ted Haggard Molested by Republican
November 19th, 2006 · View Comments
Evangelical Haggard Claims He Was Molested By Republican Congressman | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source: Evangelical leader Ted Haggard, who stepped down last week after confessing that he purchased methamphetamines and various services from a male prostitute, revealed Wednesday that he was repeatedly molested by an unnamed Republican congressman in the late 1990s. [...]
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