Here I was thinking Asheville was one of the more progressive little big towns of North Carolina, but nope. Opponents of a man named Cecil Bothwell are seizing on an obscure law to argue he should not be seated as a City Council member today. The North Carolina Constitution, according to this newspaper report, states that a peson is not … Read More
Update: The Salvation Army/Immigration Issue
A couple of commenters have pointed out, in response to an earlier post, that the Salvation Army does not check the immigration status of donees. Rather, the Salvation Army is "simply trying to ensure people are not signing up for toys at more than one location" by checking Social Security numbers. They point to this article, which I reprint in … Read More
Salvation Army Denying Toys To Immigrants
Here's the Salvation Army mission statement: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. "Without discrimination". So … Read More
Christian Side Hug
For those of you who, like me, think that hip-hop/rap has been around waaaaay too long, I have some good news: that particular musical genre has officially died with this Christian rap song called "Christian Side Hug": The side hug is a safe "Christian" way to show affection because, as we all know, the full frontal hug often leads to … Read More
“Pray for Obama” vs. “Pray for Obama’s Death”?
Apparently, "Psalm 109:8" appeared at the top of Google Trends last week, the internal Google device that sees what people are searching most. And why? Because of a new bumper sticker popping up all over the country. The bumper stickers say "Pray for Obama", but the biblical reference is Psalm 109:8, so it's not as "nice as it sounds. Psalm … Read More
Real or Satire?
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Worst Book Burning Ever
About a month ago, I blogged about a "Halloween Hootenanny" which was to take place at the Amazing Grace Baptist Church down the road in Canton, NC. There was going to be fried chicken, and book-burning. Also burning of music: everything from rap to rock to country to contemporary Christian. Oh, yeah — they were going to burn non-Kings James … Read More
Vaccine Waiver For Creationists
This guy has a good point. If you don't believe in evolution, you should not be getting any flu or H1N1 vaccines. Why not? Because flu strains evolve each year, and since you don't believe that living things evolve, then why are you taking a vaccine shot every year? Especially this year, when flu vaccines are in short supply? Instead, … Read More
About Carrie Prejean’s New Book, “Still Standing”
Inapprpriate Role Model for Young Women, November 11, 2009 By A Fan – See all my reviews As a professional working with young women I have to say that this woman is an inappropriate role model for young women no matter how you look at her story. Her book is an example of what not to do to gain respect. … Read More
Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Feeding The Homeless Over Gay Marriage Issue
Because that's what Jesus would do? The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn't change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church helps with adoption, homelessness and health care. Under the … Read More
“Once On This Island” Too Offensive For One Uptight Pastor
In my occasional forays into wingnuttia land, I often check the writings of Reverand Grant Swank, a columnist at Renew America and a pastor New Hope Church in Windham, Maine. His writings are unintentionally hysterical. Imagine my joy when I read his latest column "Eastern Nazarene College anti-Christian play presented", which is essentially a reprint of an email he sent … Read More
“Anyone Can Be Killed”
Francis Schaeffer was the father of the modern Christian Right. An world-renowned evangelical in the 1970's, he was mentor to young religious "upstarts" like Jerry Falwell, Jimmy Swaggart, Pat Robertson and James Dobson — men who, in the 1980's, would combine their religion with conservative politics and bring it to the masses in the exploding media age. Francis died in … Read More
Here’s A Halloween Hootenanny For Ya!
Instead of trick-or-treating, how about piling those kids in the pick-up truck and taking a trip down the road to Canton, NC (near Asheville)? Here's what you can expect (image from their website): [NOTE: The website has been changed recently to include a burning fire background, rendering this page virtually unreadable. Still, the text shown here remains the same.] From … Read More
Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do
Years ago, Andrew Schlafly, the son of you-know-who, decided that Wikipedia was too liberal, and created Conservapedia, which… strives to keep its articles concise, informative, family-friendly, and true to the facts, which often back up conservative ideas more than liberal ones. Rather than claim a neutral point of view and then insert bias, Conservapedia is clear that it seeks to give … Read More
“Hold That Line! Hold That Line!” (Luke 3:7)
I don't have all the facts, just this: Cheerleaders at a north Georgia high school will have to fall back on school spirit alone to inspire the football team tonight against a longtime rival because the school district will no longer allow them to hold up signs bearing Bible verses. The Catoosa school district banned the signs over concerns they … Read More