On AlterNet: bible

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Conservatives Want America to be a "Christian Nation" -- Here's What That Would Actually Look Like

Adam Lee, AlterNet. October 4, 2011.

Let's compare Rick Perry's version of "Christian values" to what the Bible really dictates.

Yep, Right-Wingers Still Banning Books -- Slaughterhouse-5 Booted from School for Being "Contrary to the Bible"

Rob Boston, Talk To Action. August 8, 2011.

Let's hope students at Missouri high school can find another way to get their hands on Vonnegut's masterpiece.

While Cutting Social Services, Kentucky Gives $43 Million Tax Break to Bible-Themed Amusement Park

Alex Seitz-Wald, ThinkProgress. May 20, 2011.

Naturally, this raises serious questions about the separation of church and state.

Prisons Ban Books (Except the Bible)

Nadra Kareem Nittle, The Loop 21. May 20, 2011.

Nationwide, the works of Toni Morrison, Sojourner Truth and even Shakespeare have reportedly been banned in prisons.

Meet Bart Ehrman: A One-Man God Fraud Squad

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. April 30, 2011.

A world-renowned Bible scholar says the Bible is full of fibs, forgeries and downright lies.

Why Christian Bigots' Use of the Bible to Bash Gays Is Blasphemous

Mark D. Jordan, Religion Dispatches. March 30, 2011.

When a prominent gay blogger blamed a murder on an extremist interpretation of the Bible, did he give more power to Christian extremists?

Why Do Arrogant Christian Leaders Want Their Religion to Take Over the World?

Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium News. September 27, 2010.

Many Christian leaders have decided that their religion should be dominant in the world. Where did they get that idea? Certainly not the teachings of Jesus.

Should I Quit My Religion? Some Questions for the New Atheists

Be Scofield, Tikkun. June 28, 2010.

The new atheists negate the contributions of religious people in the reforming of religion and the resisting of injustice.

The Constitution Party: Delusional Religious Fanatics Pushing for Christian Tyranny

Liam Fox, News Junkie Post. June 20, 2010.

The Constitution Party has 367,000 registered voters but is quickly gaining ground as part of the Tea Party movement.

The Newest Diet Trend: What Would Jesus Eat?

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. February 6, 2010.

Whether you call it the Hallelujah Diet, the Maker's Diet or the Lord's Diet, the holy spirit is driving one of America's biggest weight-loss fads.

Do Atheists Have God All Wrong?

Troy Jollimore, Truthdig. December 6, 2009.

A new book, "The Case for God," argues that prominent non-believers like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris are wrong. Is it based on wishful thinking?

New Right-Wing Craze: Using Bible Quote to Pray That Obama’s 'Days Be Few'

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. November 20, 2009.

A new slogan is making its way onto t-shirts and even teddy bears: 'Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8,' which reads, 'Let his days be few; and let another take his office.”

Is Blind Faith in God and the Bible a Modern Invention?

Devilstower, Daily Kos. November 10, 2009.

A new book points out that the ancient Christians -- and even early Americans -- did not share the blind faith of today's fundamentalists.

Nobel Laureate Slams the Bible, Calls It "A Catalogue of Cruelties"

Mario de Queiroz, IPS News. November 9, 2009.

The holy book is a "manual of bad morals," according to José Saramago.

Conservatives Are Rewriting the Bible to Free It From "Liberal Bias"

Joseph Laycock, Thomas Fabisiak, Religion Dispatches. October 27, 2009.

The new version will sing the praises of the free market and call young women "floozies" and "bimbos."

An Atheist's Review of the Book of Genesis Illustrated by a Legendary Comics Artist

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. October 24, 2009.

This isn't Beatrix Potter here. It's more like "Dangerous Liaisons" by way of Quentin Tarantino. With tents, sand, and sheep.

Playing God? Texas Jury Consulted Bible Before Sentencing Man to Death

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. October 16, 2009.

Khristian Oliver is set to be executed next month, after jurors used Old Testament passages to determine whether he should live or die.

Conservative Bible Project Aims to Delete 'Liberal Bias' from the Bible

Daniel Tencer, Raw Story. October 6, 2009.

"Liberal bias has become the single biggest distortion in modern Bible translations," its website asserts.

Texas Revising History Textbooks: Liberals Out; Limbaugh, Gingrich, NRA In

Lee Fang, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. August 22, 2009.

Students will be expected "to identify significant conservative advocacy organizations and individuals," like Newt Gingrich and the Moral Majority.

Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry

AFPJuly 2, 2009.

The museum argues, among other things, that war, famine and natural disasters are to blame on belief in evolution.

Bush's Shocking Biblical Prophecy Emerges: God Wants to "Erase" Mid-East Enemies "Before a New Age Begins"

Clive Hamilton, CounterPunch. May 25, 2009.

Bush explained to French Pres. Chirac that the Biblical creatures Gog and Magog were at work in the Mid-East and must be defeated.

Rumsfeld's Pentagon Published Bible Verses on Top-Secret Intel Reports

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress AlterNet: War on Iraq. May 18, 2009.

The cover sheets featured inspirational Bible verses printed over military images.

Report: Rumsfeld's Top Secret Intelligence Reports Were Covered in Biblical Quotes

Agence France PresseMay 18, 2009.

Rumsfeld displayed the passages over photographs of U.S. forces in Iraq to curry favor with then president George W. Bush.

Controversial Bestseller Shakes the Foundation of the Israeli State

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. January 28, 2009.

What if the entire tale of the Jewish Diaspora is historically wrong?

Crazy Conservative Congressman Who Likened Obama to Hitler Now Prays for Him

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. January 15, 2009.

I always find it astonishing that so many people say they could never vote for an atheist, but they can vote for people like this.