The alleged War on Christmas, touted by many conservatives, is a myth. There are no legions of Liberals frothing at the mouth when they hear the phrase “Merry Christmas”. Similarly, the “War on Christianity”, and the portrayal of the ACLU as the enemy of all that is good and decent are also two ideas with […]
The Associated Press had an article this week about consumer boycotts of retailers for various causes. Some groups, such as the American Family Association, advocate boycotts on retailers who they feel haven’t sufficiently displayed the word “Christmas”: This year’s high-profile targets include retailers Sears and Target. In the eyes of some conservative activists, the companies […]
Over the past few days I’ve been involved in a couple of discussions over at the News and Record’s Letters to the Editor blog that relate to some topics recently discussed here at Plead the First. The first takes place on the letter entitled “A Higher Standard?” The letter writer, questioning a previous letter writer […]
David Boyd, thought-provoking as always, posts a quote from Tom Bethel on Intelligent Design. One of the claims Bethel makes is that the theory of evolution is not falsifiable, and therefore not scientific. Bethel is wrong. As I pointed out in the comments: [T]he theory of evolution most certainly is falsifiable. If the fossil record […]
Lately I’ve been thinking about conservative Christian support for President Bush and for Republicans in general, and I must admit that I find it a bit confusing. Why do conservative Christians like Bush so much? One reason may be that he’s a Christian too. That’s fine, however it should be noted that being a Christian […]
As I’ve mentioned before, there isn’t any real scientific controversy about Intelligent Design. The conflict is totally legal and political, cooked up by ID advocates because there’s little to no scientific merit to ID arguments. In October, there was a forum titled “Science Wars,” sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute, and something Ken Miller said […]
The simple fact of Pat Robertson rebuking the citizens of Dover, PA for ousting Intelligent Design-supporting school board members is ridiculous enough, but it turns out that Robertson is even more clueless than I originally thought. In his rebuke, Robertson said, “I’d like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a […]
Saturday’s News and Record contained an Associated Press article (which, for now, may be found here) about the ACLU, the Alliance Defense Fund, and other groups gearing up for a seasonal legal battle over public government Christmas observances. One quote in particular caught my attention: Spokesman [for Americans United for Separation of Church and State] […]
In case there was any doubt that some in the Republican leadership are concerned about Christians primarily as a means to an end, a Salon article points out that former DeLay aide Mike Scanlon referred to Christian conservatives as “wackos” in a memo, and essentially advocated using their concerns to trick them into voting a […]
Greg over at The Talent Show speculates on Bush’s next pick for the Supreme Court.
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