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Fox News' Shameless Christian Crusade

Simon S. Maloy, Media Matters for America. January 9, 2010.

At Fox News, religion is easy: Christianity is right and good and must be defended from its relentless persecutors, and other faiths are dangerous, inadequate, or a joke.

God's Divine Sperm? Lib Church Shakes Up Story of Jesus' Birth

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. December 17, 2009.

"Poor Joseph. God is a tough act to follow."

Christian Kink: Why Traditional Religion and Non-Traditional Sex Are a Good Match

Sarah Sloane, SeXis Magazine. December 14, 2009.

What happens when a deeply religious person finds that their sexual interests seem at odds with their faith? Sometimes, it's easier to reconcile than it seems.

Are the "New Atheists" As Bad as Christian Fundamentalists?

Frank Schaeffer, AlterNet. November 3, 2009.

The most aggressive members of the "New Atheism" movement have quite a bit in common with religious extremists like Pat Robertson and Ted Haggard.

Jesus Is Their Health Care: Why Conservative Christians Oppose Real Reform

Angelia Wilson, Comment Is Free. October 5, 2009.

Christian conservatives support health care co-operatives -- but only for other Christians. Sounds like something Jesus would approve of.

Because It's Easy to Sell Out Women

Natasha Chart, Open Left AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. September 30, 2009.

Our rights and health are often the first bone offered up on the altar of bipartisan consensus.

Christian Groups Block Showing of Darwin Movie in U.S.?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 14, 2009.

A film about Charles Darwin that is being shown throughout the world can't find a U.S. distributor.

Girls Gone Wild vs. Virgins Till Marriage: Why Is Sexual Life in America So Schizoid?

Lara Riscol, McGraw-Hill. September 3, 2009.

America, "Land of the Free", continues to swing between smut and sanctimony.

Atheist Group Offers to Take Care of Christians' Pets After the Rapture

Atheist Group Offers to Take Care of Christians' Pets After the Rapture

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 2, 2009.

If you have to leave Fido behind, wouldn't you like to know he's in the care of a loving atheist?

Christian Fundamentalists Hawk Crackpot Theories With Dinosaur Robots

Brook Wilensky-Lanford, The Faster Times. August 31, 2009.

Creationist theme parks are filled with paleontological wonders. How do Christian fundamentalists reconcile creatures millions of years old with their Young Earth ideas?

Preying on the Desperate: The Religious Right's Adoption Racket

Kathryn Joyce, The Nation. August 29, 2009.

Many Christian adoption agencies are far more concerned with artificially producing "orphans" for Christian parents to adopt, than helping birth parents care for wanted children.

Warriors for Christ: Is Promise Keepers Making a Comeback?

J. Terry Todd, Religion Dispatches. August 17, 2009.

Promise Keepers has repackaged its muscular Christianity and evangelical nationalism for a post-9/11 world.

Let The Sun Shine In: Marriage Equality Comes to Broadway

Paul Gorrell, Religion Dispatches. August 14, 2009.

The classic protest musical, Hair, is back to tackle what many consider to be the biggest civil rights issue of our era: marriage equality.

Liberal Christians Band Together to Aid Health Reform

Liberal Christians Band Together to Aid Health Reform

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. August 10, 2009.

Their efforts are much-needed.

What It's Like To Be an Atheist in the Bible Belt

Susan McCarthy, Comment Is Free. August 6, 2009.

Even in the South's big cities, many atheists feel they have to stay closeted.

Is Marty Peretz Insane?

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. July 11, 2009.

The latest missive from Peretz argues "Christian Believers Would Be Excluded From Government If The Left Liberals Had Their Way." Really?

Promise Keepers: Christian Men's Movement Making a Comeback?

Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet. July 7, 2009.

The Promise Keepers -- a conservative men's group -- is focusing on women, the poor and Jews.

10 Commandments of the Anti-Christ: Mysterious "Guidestones" Madden Conspiracy Theorists and Christian Fundamentalists

Joseph Laycock, Religion Dispatches. July 6, 2009.

Conspiracy theorists and fringe Christians think the mysterious Georgia stones signal the coming of a "New World Order."

Sanford's Sordid Sex Saga: Why We Like Publicly Shaming Hypocrite Politicians

David Rosen, CounterPunch. June 29, 2009.

Last week, Gov. Mark Sanford participated in one of the oldest social rituals in American history: public shaming of the moral hypocrite.

Michael Savage Feels Oppressed

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 18, 2009.

The shock jock is worried that the "Christian heterosexual married male" is under attack.

Christian Group to Burn Children's Book at the Stake

Mustang Bobby, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. June 16, 2009.

These folks have a lot to learn about civil liberties, not to mention a lot about Christianity, too.

WWJD? According to Pat Robertson, Jesus Would Screw the Poor

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. May 28, 2009.

Noted biblical scholars Neil Cavuto and Pat Robertson settle an eternal theological question: WWJD about the economy?

Why Do Christians Worship Greed?

Peter Laarman, Religion Dispatches. May 21, 2009.

Only in America can one find significant numbers of Christians who argue that unfettered capitalism represents God's Plan for human thriving.

This Week in God: Christian License Plates(?), Faith in Congress, and More

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. December 20, 2008.

A look at religion and politics, with a faithful eye on what the religious right has been up to this week.

Hate Filled Crazies Get Out-Protested in Oregon

General JC Christian, Jesus' General AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 27, 2008.

"God Hates You" signs countered with "Jesus Loves Everyone" signs. "Fags are Beasts" countered with "Fags are Sexy Beasts."