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On AlterNet: religious right

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "religious right"

News Flash: Christians Still Not Victimized by Hate Crimes Legislation

News Flash: Christians Still Not Victimized by Hate Crimes Legislation

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 19, 2009.
Nor, obviously, hate crimes themselves.

Priceless: Gay Rights Activists Take Over Christian Right Hate-Fest in DC

Priceless: Gay Rights Activists Take Over Christian Right Hate-Fest in DC

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 17, 2009.
A techie hired by a group of radical clerics who went to the capitol to denounce homosexuals decided not to risk the bad karma.

Cold-Hearted: Conservative Gov Blocks Same-Sex Partners from Making Funeral Arrangements for Loved Ones in RI

Cold-Hearted: Conservative Gov Blocks Same-Sex Partners from Making Funeral Arrangements for Loved Ones in RI

PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: PEEK. November 13, 2009.
This is an excellent example of "compassionate conservatism" at work.

Republican Senate Sex Scandals Point Back to Secretive Conservative Christian

Republican Senate Sex Scandals Point Back to Secretive Conservative Christian "Family"

Bill Berkowitz, Religion Dispatches. October 12, 2009.
It was a hot summer full of sex scandals for GOP members of "The Family," the exclusive conservative Christian group with designs on DC power.

Tea Party Movement Returns Christian Right to Its Racist Past

Tea Party Movement Returns Christian Right to Its Racist Past

Michelle Goldberg, The American Prospect. October 2, 2009.
For years, the religious right tried to lose its racist image, reverting to homophobia as its hatred of choice. As it joins the Tea Party fray, it may once again have to own both.

Apocalyptic Preacher John Hagee's Son Ready to Continue in Father's Footsteps

Apocalyptic Preacher John Hagee's Son Ready to Continue in Father's Footsteps

Bill Berkowitz, Talk To Action. September 25, 2009.
As a number of older Religious Right leaders pass on or retire, their sons are stepping in to take their place.

Religious Right Has-Beens Try for a Resurrection

Religious Right Has-Beens Try for a Resurrection

Rob Boston, Church & State Magazine. September 16, 2009.
Will financial and sex scandals sink the hopes of middle-age culture warriors Ralph Reed and Randall Terry? Don't count them out just yet.

American Brokenness: A Lament on Healthcare

American Brokenness: A Lament on Healthcare

Daniel Schultz, Religion Dispatches. September 3, 2009.
Conservatives in this country are undergoing an existential crisis, but this is not the time for liberals to sit by smugly and watch.

Christian Cowboy Plots to Bring Christ into Kids' Social Studies Class

Christian Cowboy Plots to Bring Christ into Kids' Social Studies Class

Rob Boston, Church & State Magazine. August 11, 2009.
David Barton likens himself to a biblical prophet. He wants to destroy the separation of church and state. Why is he designing school curricula?

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.

The Religious Right Strangely Silent on Sanford's Sordid Sex Drama

The Religious Right Strangely Silent on Sanford's Sordid Sex Drama

Steve Benen, AlterNet: PEEK. July 2, 2009.
Strange -- they usually have so much to say about other people's sex lives.

Rachel Maddow: Right-Wing Terrorism Must Be Stopped

Rachel Maddow: Right-Wing Terrorism Must Be Stopped

Rachel Maddow, MSNBC. June 8, 2009.
The tactics of anti-choice extremists are designed to change policy by terrorizing Americans. How do we stop them from committing violent acts?

The Religious Right Is Terrified and On the Run

The Religious Right Is Terrified and On the Run

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. May 15, 2009.
This is the sound of a culture warrior realizing the culture has passed him by.

Power Struggle: Who Will Be the Religious Right's New Kingpin?

Power Struggle: Who Will Be the Religious Right's New Kingpin?

Rob Boston, Church and State. May 1, 2009.
With James Dobson inching toward retirement, many wonder who will fill the religious right's bully pulpit.

Radical Cleric Links Same-Sex Marriage with Mass Murder

Radical Cleric Links Same-Sex Marriage with Mass Murder

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 23, 2009.
Where do they come up with this stuff?

Religious Right Group Claims Same Sex Marriage Leads to Mass Murder

Religious Right Group Claims Same Sex Marriage Leads to Mass Murder

David Corn, Mother Jones. April 10, 2009.
Recent acts of gun violence, they claim, are the poisoned fruit of the push for gay marriage.

'Wah!' The Religious Right Want a Name Change

'Wah!' The Religious Right Want a Name Change

Mustang Bobby, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. February 13, 2009.
They're "religious" and they're conservative ... so one could argue that the name is pretty accurate. What's the problem?

Purging the Religious Right's Sexual Demons

Purging the Religious Right's Sexual Demons

Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check. February 10, 2009.
We've spend years being bludgeoned by zealots wielding sex as a weapon to divide America. Is it time for a new sexual revolution?

Conservatives Work Hard to Bring About the Econopocalypse

Conservatives Work Hard to Bring About the Econopocalypse

Kyle Mantyla, People For the American Way Foundation AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 2, 2009.
Obstructionism is the name of the game for the GOP.

This Week in God: Southern Love, More Prejudice, Catholics in Trouble

This Week in God: Southern Love, More Prejudice, Catholics in Trouble

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 31, 2009.
A look at what the Religious Right has been up to this week.

Merry War on Christmas -- The Religious Right Isn't Going Anywhere

Merry War on Christmas -- The Religious Right Isn't Going Anywhere

Frederick Clarkson, The Public Eye. December 25, 2008.
The Christian right has launched a permanent religious war to thwart, and even to roll back, advances in civil rights.

The Religious Right Has Been Busy: This Week in God

The Religious Right Has Been Busy: This Week in God

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 13, 2008.
"The Vatican issued the most authoritative and sweeping document on bioethical issues in more than 20 years on Friday."

9 Ways to Halt the Right Wing Culture Wars and Bring Sanity to Sexual Policy

9 Ways to Halt the Right Wing Culture Wars and Bring Sanity to Sexual Policy

David Rosen, CounterPunch. December 3, 2008.
We have a unique opportunity to overturn the perverse agenda of the Religious Right.

What the Bible Tells Us About Sarah Palin

What the Bible Tells Us About Sarah Palin

Lynda Waddington, RH Reality Check. November 27, 2008.
Evangelical Palin supporters ignore politically inconvenient Bible passages that say only men should be rulers.

Yet Another Reason the GOP Failed

Yet Another Reason the GOP Failed

Deb Price, AlterNet. November 17, 2008.
Republicans are soul-searching right now. They'd be wise to consider jettisoning their gay-baiting.