Tag Archives: Evangelical Christians

Obama’s Consensus Building : Rick Warren and, Say, Bull Conner?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Birmingham Police Commissioner Eugene (Bull) Conner called out the dogs on civil rights demonstrators in 1963. Surely he wouldn’t have been included under President-elect Barack Obama’s umbrella.‘Using an evangelical mega-church fence-straddling homophobe and anti-abortion champion to offer an inaugurating prayer … Continue reading →

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Obama Invocation a Split Ticket : Civil Rights Legend; Raging Homophobe

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Rev. Rick Warren with President-elect Obama. Warren’s reactionary views on gays, abortion and other social issues have made his pick highly controversial. Photo by Buck / EPA. Rev. Joseph Lowery of Atlanta, a long time civil rights leader, shown here … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer : The American Voting Public? Not that Bright.

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Kathleen Parker, having fed publicly on the bones of the Republican Party and the evangelical movement within it, now suggests that the dumbing down of America reaches far beyond the walls of the Grand Old Party. By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading →

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Who Hangs With Extremists? Sarah Palin and the AIP

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘The Alaskan Independence Party is part of a network of extreme right wing groups around the US, some of which have links to white supremacist organizations.’By Sherman De Brosse / October 6, 2008 Sarah Palin has courted and developed close … Continue reading →

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Groups Protest Honor for Anti-Gay Crusader James Dobson

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

James Dobson leads flock in prayer during an anti-gay “Battle for Marriage” rally.Uproar over plans to induct evangelist Dobson into broadcast hall of fame.By Michelle Garcia / October 2, 2008 Four organizations are demanding that the Museum of Broadcast Communications … Continue reading →

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David Talbot :
Baptist Minister Howard Bess of Alaska Says Sarah Palin Scares Him

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Reverend Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election By David Talbot | September 16, 2008 The Wasilla Assembly of God, the evangelical … Continue reading →

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Sarah Palin : Soldiers in Iraq on ‘Task From God’

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

I find this very, very disturbing. Alyssa Burgin / The Rag Blog Sarah Palin, her church and her messianic world viewBy Nico Pitney and Sam Stein / September 2, 2008 Three months before she was thrust into the national political … Continue reading →

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