Republicans’ attempts to repeal the Johnson Amendment aren’t over yet. For nearly two years now, Donald Trump has promised the Religious Right that he would sign a repeal of the rule, which forbids places of worship from endorsing political candidates if they want to keep their tax exempt status. If he were to rescind it, Christian churches …
The GOP-Led House Just Passed Another Repeal of the Johnson Amendment Read More »
Scott Wagner is the Republican state senator from Pennsylvania who’s hoping to unseat Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf this November. And before you find out what he did the other night, you need to know that he’s a climate change denier. Last year, at a conference for the gas industry, Wagner discussed his desire to drill, baby, drill. He also …
PA Gov. Nominee Tells Teen She’s “Young and Naive” After Climate Change Question Read More »
The unsealing of an affidavit this week charging 29-year-old Maria Butina with “conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation” was yet another bombshell in the investigation into what U.S. intelligence agencies describe as Russian attempts to influence American elections and politics throughout 2016. But buried within the Justice Department’s affidavit was a peculiar detail: Butina, a …
Why Maria Butina wasn’t the only Russian attending the National Prayer Breakfast Read More »
Jason Storms is both an “pro-life” activist who thinks a woman who has an abortion is as “guilty as a murderer“… and a guy who got hired as a substitute teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools. That might not be a problem as long as he kept his views to himself, but Storms bragged on Facebook earlier this …
A WI School District Lied About a Substitute Who Admitted Preaching to Students Read More »
The House voted Thursday to make it harder for the government to punish churches that get involved in politics. In a 217-199 vote, lawmakers approved legislation barring the IRS from revoking the tax-exempt status of churches that back political candidates, unless it is specifically approved by the commissioner of the agency. The provision, buried in …
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The American Humanist Association has prevailed in a long-running case against a Colorado school district that “promoting and raising money for a Christian mission trip.” This all began in June of 2014, when the AHA’s Appignani Humanist Legal Center sent a letter to the Douglas County School District in Colorado detailing extensive evidence that officials at Highlands Ranch …
Atheists Win Lawsuit Against Colorado School District That Promoted Christianity Read More »
Brett Kavanaugh is an originalist in the mold of Antonin Scalia or Clarence Thomas. Originalism is one of the main reasons the Federalist Society approved him for its shortlist of judges and why the National Review endorsed him: he has “repeatedly taken conservative stands and fearlessly defended his textualist and originalist philosophy.” But what does it mean to be …
Hypocrisy, God, and the Originalism of Judge Kavanaugh Read More »
Does it seem strange that, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Monday by the Justice Department, a Russian woman stands accused of “acting as an agent of a foreign government” in part because she hoped “to establish a back channel of communication” with American politicians at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington? It shouldn’t. As Jeff …
What Was Maria Butina Doing at the National Prayer Breakfast? Read More »
Few demographic groups consistently poll more conservatively than white evangelicals. On multiple issues, the most pro-Republican Party demographic group takes some of the most conservative positions on abortion, same-sex marriage and immigration. But another topic where white evangelicals have repeatedly expressed their conservative views is diversity. And a recent poll is the latest reminder that large numbers of white evangelicals don’t …
The other day, in Virginia, we learned that Radford High School Principal Jeff Smith posted some ridiculous reactions after the local city council voted to end Christian invocations at meetings and replace them with a moment of silence. Smith said the “new council members are ultra-liberal” and that the vote wasn’t a surprise because “an atheist, an agnostic, and a …
Radford (VA) Principal Issues Half-Hearted Apology After Denigrating Atheists Read More »
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