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Apparently last week’s program on CNN, God’s Warriors, did not make some members of the religious right very happy. According to the Christian Post, some are angry about being depicted as religious extremists:
Viewers of the Aug. 21-23 mini-series, which re-aired Aug. 24-26, were allegedly pounded by the special’s producer and anchor Christiane Amanpour with […]

We all remember when Ted Haggard, the Colorado minister and evangelical leader, was forced to resign after allegations that he had sex with a male prostitute. Well, the drama just keeps coming. According to Slate.com, Haggard and his family have moved to Scottsdale, Arizona and are soliciting donations for their charity, Families With a Mission. […]

In a victory against the push to insert creationism into public education, last week the Texas State Board of Education said they were against the teaching of intelligent design. According to The Dallas Morning News:

Interviews with 11 of the 15 members of the board – including seven Republicans and four Democrats – found little […]

It’s Friday! What’s going on?

Next time you feel the urge to watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, remember that apparently Ben Stein is a proponent of Intelligent Design. According to a press release put out yesterday, Ben Stein is the star of an upcoming movie, put out by the same studio who produced The Passion of the Christ, […]

We’re sure many of you have already been checking out Christiane Amanpour’s three-part documentary on religious fundamentalism airing this week on CNN, called God’s Warriors. We’d love to hear what you all think about it so far. Also, make sure to keep watching if you are interested in seeing […]

Wiley S. Drake, a former leader of the Southern Baptist Convention who is currently a pastor in Buena Park, California, recently asked people to pray for the death of two staff members of the Americans United for Separation of Church and State. According to the Los Angeles Times:
The request was in response to the […]

In a recent article in London’s The Independent, Creation Museum founder, and leader of Answers in Genesis, Ken Ham, took on, of all people, the Pope for his recent remarks backing evolution saying:
If anything Ham is puzzled. “I don’t know why he would be saying that,” he responds (…) “If you believe in millions of […]

As is obvious, the DefCon Blog hasn’t been getting the attention it has deserved over the last several weeks..
The main reason for this has been my absence. After much consideration I have decided to step away from DefCon and the blog. I noticed that in the comments, many of you have already jumped to […]

Remember the huge controversy last year around the violent video game based on the Tim LaHaye’s “Left Behind” book series? Well, it now looks like, until this week, the Department of Defense (DOD) had approved the shipping of these games to members of the Armed Forces currently serving in Iraq. According to Max Blumenthal at […]

Sorry for the technical difficulties, we know the site was down today. We’re back up and running, and apologies to all our loyal readers!

Just wanted to make sure that everybody saw that the Pope recently said he believed in evolution, saying, in part:
There is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.
Wow. Check out the MSNBC story for […]

Yesterday in his Washington Update email, Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins urged people to call their Congressional representatives and tell them not to support legislation to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). His reasoning behind trashing a program that provides uninsured children with health insurance? It is part of an “ongoing quest […]