In the most recent example of previously moderate republicans bowing to the religious right, Ralph Reed’s fledgling campaign announced last week that former New York City Mayor, Rudy Giuliani, will headline a fundraising event for the Abramoff-tainted candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia.

From the Associated Press:
The appearance on May 18 with Giuliani, a former […]

In January a group of clergy filed a complaint with the IRS highlighting the overtly political actions of two Columubs, Ohio churches who played major roles in getting out the vote for Bush in 2004, and later promoted the candidacy of Ohio Republican candidate for Governor, J. Kenneth Blackwell.
Today, the Washington Post reported that after […]

Roy Moore’s run for Governor of Alabama is proving to be less successful than the potential theocrat had originally hoped. A recent poll shows Moore, a former Alabama judge who gained notorietyafter refusing to remove a several ton Ten Commandment display from his courthouse, trailing his competition in the June 6th primary by over 40 […]

Last night, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed two bills into law that clearly violate the separation of church and state. The bills, one which creates Bible classes in the state’s public schools and the other which allows for the display of the Ten Commandments in government buildings, passed the legislature in March and have been […]

Last Friday, Catholic League head William Donahue appeared on Fox News to discuss the continued “persecution” of Christians in America by the “secular supremacists,” going as far as to compare it to Apartheid!
From Media Matters:
CAVUTO: But you’ve expanded this, to be fair, way beyond just the Catholic community. You think Christians period are being […]

DefCon has launched an action calling on Arizona Sen. John McCain to stay true to his “straight talk” and cancel his appearance at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. The issue has gained a great deal of media attention over the last few weeks, and rightfully so: the straight talking “Maverick” has agreed to speak at a […]

From the Washington Post:
In an era when conservative Christians enjoy access and influence throughout the federal government, the organization that fueled their rise has fallen on hard times.
The once-mighty Christian Coalition, founded 17 years ago by the Rev. Pat Robertson as the political fundraising and lobbying engine of the Christian right, is more than $2 […]

Check out John McCain’s appearance on the Daily Show earlier this week. McCain’s recent announcement that he will deliver the commencement speech at Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University next month has turned a lot of heads. Stewart is clearly trying to push him on the issue, however he also clearly admires the Senator from Arizona. McCain […]

Scientists have found what some are calling the “definitive missing link” between fish and land animals. Recently discovered fossils of the Tiktaalik, a large fish that lived 375 million years ago, reveal a species with evidence of limb, wrist, and even digit development.
This is a huge discovery for science. However, as the NYTimes points out, […]

Over the last week 11,000 DefCon members have taken action and emailed Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, demanding he defend the Constitution and veto two bills recently passed by the GA legislature that would put Bibles in schools and the Ten Commandments in court houses.
Regardless of the eventual outcome, these bills reveal how exceptionally active and […]

In late January, South Carolina state Sen. Mike Fair introduced language that would allow for the teaching of intelligent design in the state’s science classrooms. Last month, the measure failed.
Yesterday, however, Fair’s anti-evolution ally state Rep. Bob Walker led a 3 -2 House education subcommittee vote passing language requiring the state use textbooks […]