By Kimberley Johnson on April 16, 2014
Religion, Videos, Women's Issues
The Star Tribune is reporting that Minnesota authorities are conducting a nationwide search for Victor Barnard, a 59 year-old former minister who is facing 59 counts of first degree sexual assault against teen girls whom he referred to as “Maidens’” Two women have come forward alleging that Barnard, who was the minister of a cult-like community […]
By Samuel Warde on April 6, 2014
Activism, Videos, Westboro Baptist Church
Activism, Religion, Right Wing Hatred, Videos
Oklahoma’s KFOR News Channel 4 is reporting that hundreds of local residents showed up in the rain to counter-protest the Westboro Baptist church, who claimed to have stages seven other protests throughout Texas today according to their website, quickly chasing them away. Member of the WBC met an elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma, but were […]
By Samuel Warde on April 4, 2014
Religion, The Courts, Videos
Religion, The Courts
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mark Fiore, creator of ALEC Rock, delivers hard-hitting and fun political animation as he takes on the Hobby Lobby birth control case. After corporations got free speech rights with Citizens United, they’re now on their way to getting freedom of religion. With the “Hobby Lobby” case before the Supreme Court, the contraception […]
By Samuel Warde on April 1, 2014
Religion, Videos
History, Politics, Religion, The Courts, Videos
EDITOR’S NOTE: I am guessing, but obviously cannot say for sure, that the timing of all this was planned to coincide with the Hobby Lobby birth control case, currently being considered by the Supreme Court. Tea Party favorite Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) claimed Monday that the Constitutional mandated separation between church and state meant “the […]
By Samuel Warde on March 31, 2014
Religion, Videos
Religion, Videos, Weird News
ABC6 Columbus, Ohio, reports that a group of billboards located throughout central Ohio saying Jesus is Muslim. (yes we used the present tense.) and Mohammed is in the Bible. (yes we used the present tense.) has “so offended one local minister that he says he’s taking his message to the streets this weekend.” Dave Daubenmire, of […]