The Secular Coalition for America (SCA), in collaboration with its 20 coalition partners, has penned a letter refuting several inaccuracies in Senator Josh Hawley’s essay, “The Christian Nationalism We Need.” Contrary to his claims, the Founding Fathers did not endorse a Christian nation, Christian nationalism poses a danger to our democracy, and a lack of …
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A quick Project 2025 update: The director of the project, Paul Dans, announced he was stepping down from the Heritage Foundation. This marks the end of the “policy operations” phase according to news reports. Which makes sense; 920 pages of conservative policy recommendations really seems like enough. Dans’ resignation is something of a response to …
Heretic on the Hill: From Washington to the Real World and Back Read More »
Donald Trump mentioned God nine times in his speech last week. Some of them were perfunctory like “God bless the United States of America,” but others were more personal. “If the events of last Saturday make anything clear, it is that every single moment we have on Earth is a gift from God.” “I stand …
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The following collection of quotes from Project 2025 includes all the significant mentions of religion, faith-based organizations, and even the Sabbath. It shows how religion, specifically “Judeo-Christian” religion, guides much of what Project 2025 proposes to change and/or eliminate in the federal agencies. The section on the Department of Health and Human Services even has …
On debate night Donald Trump and President Biden were tied in the national polls at 41 percent, with Kennedy at 9 percent (!), according to pretty good polling website fivethirtyeight.com. Today it’s Trump 42, Biden 40, and Kennedy almost at 10 percent (I’ve been rounding). So Biden hurt himself in the debate, but not enough for it …
Heretic on the Hill: Making the Swamp Great Again for Christians Read More »
The primary recommendation in Project 2025 for the Department of Education is to eliminate it. When President Carter signed the Department of Education Organization Act in 1979 the goal was to bring various federal education programs at different federal agencies under one roof to improve efficiency. Project 2025 would simply reverse that process. It says, …
Project 2025 vs. The U.S. Department of Education Read More »
It’s hot in Washington. Damn hot. It’s so hot I went by the Lincoln Memorial, and the chair was empty. That’s hot. It’s so hot I didn’t mind at all that my Hill meetings were on Zoom yesterday. I usually offer to come by in person but if someone wants to do it remotely, that’s …
Heretic on the Hill: Ten Commandments, Nine Justices, and the First Amendment Read More »
The Secular Coalition for America (SCA) strongly opposes the recent decision by Louisiana to require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, deeming it a blatant violation of the constitutional principle of separation of church and state. Louisiana Governor Landry signed into law legislation that mandates the prominent placement of the Ten …
Last Friday was Flag Day, not just at the Alito house but everywhere. Flying the American flag upside down has long been recognized as a symbol of distress, such as when your boat is taking on water. These days the metaphor for the country couldn’t be more apt. That’s why we need your help. We …
“Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it,” said Mark Twain. In the global warming era I’m not sure that’s still true. We’ve done something about it. But it’s a good segue to “Everyone talks about the Supreme Court’s recusal problem, including me here last time, but no one does anything …
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