As we’ve discussed all week on the blog, GA is in the crosshairs of the religious right. Two bills passed the legislature this week that violate the separation of church and state:

One that would create Bible study classes in the state’s public schools, using the Bible as the textbook no less;
And a second that […]

The religious right certaintly has been busy in Georgia this week. On Monday, the State Senate passed legislation that would create Bible study classes in the state’s public schools. On Wednesday, the same Senate passed legislation that would allow for the Ten Commandments to be displayed by county governments. From the Macon Telegraph:
The state […]

Two Washington Post articles today cover the “War On Christian” convention, convened by leading religious right leaders and held this week in Washington DC. Pretty astounding. Dana Milbank’s piece, Redemption Among the Faithful, which focused largely on Tom Delay’s participation in the event, highlights the claim by the convention’s organizers that the media is the […]

For those of you who missed it, our first DefCon Book Club Chat with DefCon advisory board member Esther Kaplan is now up and can be accessed here. Esther provided very interesting insight into many of the ramifications of the religious right’s access to power and policy in the Bush White House. Check out the […]

The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a bill that would authorize courses on the Bible to be offered as electives in the state’s public schools. On Monday, the Senate passed the same bill. It is now on it’s way to Gov. Sonny Perdue for final approval.
From the Miami Herald:
‘’This is very unusual. In […]

From Reuters:
The spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans does not believe that creationism — the Bible-based account of the world’s origins — should be taught in schools.
“I don’t think it should, actually. No, No,” said Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, reflecting on the bitter education debate over religion and science that has so divided the […]

A group of anti-science crusaders in Kansas have sponsored a billboard criticizing evolution. The billboard is the focus of a story in today’s Larwence Journal-World.
The only public face of the billboard group is Dave Penny, a former councilman from Lawrence, KA, who claims the group’s motivation is to spur debate on the “controversy.” […]

The Christian World Magazine has done some great reporting on the religious right’s Abramoff problem. Here’s a few articles:

Coushatta Chronicle

Focus on The Finances

Houses of Cards

DefCon’s ads are in full swing. They are running on CNN and Fox News in DC, New York, and Focus on the Family’s nerve center, Colorado Springs. If you haven’t seen them yet, or want to see them again, you can do so here.
The ads highlight the hypocrisy of three religious right leaders who […]

You might have heard about the Phelps clan by now. They are the group of religious extremists running around to the funerals of soldiers killed in Iraq, touting signs that read “Thank God for IED’s” and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers.” See this CNN article for a broader idea of what I am […]

A number of religious right leaders have been tied to the Abramoff scandal, using their “moral” credentials to further campaigns on behalf of Abramoff’s gambling interest clients. However, no one seems more deeply imbedded than Ralph Reed. While the evidence of his knowing involvement in these schemes is overwhelming, the former head of the Christian […]

Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, criticized by some evangelicals for comments about Venezuela’s president and Israel’s prime minister, lost a bid for re-election to the National Religious Broadcasters’ board of directors….NRB President Frank Wright said there was no broad effort to distance the group from Robertson. But “there was broad dismay with some of Pat’s comments […]

You know, down deep in their hearts, they’ve always wanted to go. Now you can take them all the way — to the movies that is. Click here and invite Roberts, Falwell, Tony Perkins, William Donahue and Bill O’Reilly to the movie.
It’s gonna win best picture (don’t you think?) and they really ought to see […]

Yesterday on Focus on The Family’s Focus Radio, host James Dobson read a thank you letter he received from Judge Samuel Alito.
From the associated press:
Alito wrote that “the prayers of so many people from around the country were a palpable and powerful force. As long as I serve on the Supreme Court, I will […]

Domino’s Pizza founder and strict Roman Catholic Tom Monaghan, is putting nearly $400 million towards the construction of a Florida town based on the conservative principles he holds dear:
Stores won’t sell pornographic magazines, pharmacies won’t carry condoms or birth control pills and cable television will carry no X-rated channels, (Monaghan) said in a […]