Tag Archives: Religion

VP Pick

June 18, 2008 – 7:28 am

Some group I’ve never heard of is asking that the next Vice President be a ‘True Christian’, given that neither Presidential candidate counts, apparently. It brings up the old whine about marriage again, unsurprisingly:
The group isn’t suggesting names but is citing criteria for a perfect candidate, including that it be someone who is against [...]

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Vox Day

February 20, 2008 – 8:58 pm

A religious friend shares a number of links through google reader which has greatly expanded my reading, if not my mind. One recent article is a book review of sorts for ‘The Irrational Atheist’ by Vox Day, a deeply unpleasant man.
The article, unsurprisingly, is about as perceptive and well-reasoned as I would have guessed [...]

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Sharia

February 8, 2008 – 9:22 am

The Archbishop of Canterbury has stirred up a hornet’s nest by suggesting that there is a place for Sharia law in the UK. I’ve been impressed by how roundly his views have been rejected; politicians, religious groups, and people in the street are united in opposition, which is a level of agreement we rarely [...]

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Church Distribution

February 5, 2008 – 5:17 am

Here’s an image showing the distribution of the various (Christian) churches in the US by county. I hadn’t realized how dominant Baptists are in the South, but I guess the surprise for most people would be the dominance of the Catholic church. Many Minnesotans don’t realize that Lutherans aren’t the main religious group [...]

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One Nation, Under God

January 16, 2008 – 7:51 am

I was going to write something snarky about Huckabee’s comments on the Constitution, but Archy has already said everything I would have, and better:
Mike Huckabee doesn’t like it when people question him about his religion. He assures us that he won’t try to force his religion on us if he becomes president. He wants us [...]

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