For a long time now, the ridiculous right has been ginning up pointless controversies over claims that religious people have the right to refuse to do their jobs on the basis of their faith.
From Rob Boston, at Talk to Action:
Stories abound in the media of “pro-life pharmacists” who refuse to fill birth-control prescriptions and Muslim […]
In our society, almost all minority groups face a complicated choice between being fully integrated and between self-segregation. At one time, women’s colleges were the only avenue for women to pursue higher education, same for the historically black colleges. Catholic schools were organized since many public schools openly indoctrinated students into protestantism. […]
Ed Brayton has a great post The Athiests are Coming, the Atheists are Coming! up at his place. In it, he points out a tendency among at least some conservative Christian writes for:
vaguely hysterical writings that get his credulous followers without ever actually identifying what they should feel threatened by, as brilliantly displayed in […]
The Cracker Kerfuffle has drawn some very interesting discussion in the blogosphere. A friend explained to me that many Catholic communities believe that people will steal the consecrated communion wafers to use them in Devil worship. Now, I realize I’m not exactly orthodox in my faith but . . . well, if […]
The first line of The Nation article linked below reads, “…even the most rabidly right-wing media hosts had to prove their populist cred…”
That gave me pause to reflect on Paul Mero’s comment this morning, “…and if congressional lefties (and spineless Republicans) would allow the domestic production of oil and gas…”
If career right-wingers are now looking […]
PZ Myers was righteously and correctly offended at a nonsense nonissue kerfuffle over a student “stealing” and “holding hostage” a communion wafer. The story goes something like this: the student went to Catholic communion service, didn’t eat the wafer immediately, was physically assaulted by someone trying to force him to eat the wafer […]
The history of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a sordid tale of bigotry, ignorance and fear-mongering. The Clinton Administration tried to do the right thing and got blown out of the water. Congress - stampeded by a bunch of raving homo-bigots - decided to set military policy. DADT was the result.
DADT has […]
We Utahns of the more mainstream political persuasion (nationally at least) have a certain affection for Utah’s Sutherland Institute Director Paul Mero. He is after all, exceptionally lovable, friendly and affectionately earnest in his radically conservative positions. Most endearing is his forgiving nature and patience in the face of our, at times, rough edges.
In […]
Jesse Helms died at the age of 86. He served 30 years in the US Senate. He was a shrewd manipulator of Senate rules and a fearless champion of racism in its most honest form. Helms was also a rare breed - a truly honest bigot. He didn’t dress up his […]
Thursday, channel 501 showed the 1984 film The Killing Fields. For those who haven’t seen it, it’s based on the experiences of NY Times reporter Sydney Schanberg and Cambodian reporter Dith Pran in Cambodia in the 1970s; Pran was captured by the Khmer Rouge and spent years living and laboring in their camps before […]
Last night, KUED re-aired the locally produced documentary Outside, about the lives and experiences of four homeless youth in Salt Lake City.
I know there are homeless people in Salt Lake City. I know there are homeless teens and young adults in Salt Lake City. I’ve advocated for better services for the homeless. […]
In the last week, I’ve started and deleted about a dozen posts on a wide array of topics. The problem isn’t a paucity of topics but a wealth of them. There is simply so much to be addressed.
In Marc Hauser’s book Moral Minds he explores a series of moral dilemnas around the concept […]
They’ll be going back underground soon.
I found this while looking for a better version of the Artur Davis/McClellan session.
Watch the white racist squirm like a stuck pig.
Update: Plunderbund who broke this story is reporting that the manufacturer is refusing to make the sockpuppet.
Once again, pretty much everyone on the planet has been reminded that unrestrained racism is alive and well in Utah.
Introducing the Sock MonkeyObama. Brought to you by:
David J. Lawson and Elizabeth A. Lawson
8821 South Deep Creek Drive
West […]
In Utah, sexuality seems to forever be waiting to emerge from the shadows into a dark and torrential scandal. In 2008 we have had at least three brouhahas - the Blue Boutique and the teacher in Herriman and the nude cell phone pictures of teens in Davis County. And some absurd public pronouncements […]
I rarely republish an entire post here. What with hyperlinkage technology in’all.
h/t Firedog Lake.
It seems that the good folks of Herriman have their panties in a bunch over a teacher answering students’ questions. The teacher is apparently facing all kinds of consequences and Carl Wimmer (Republican of course) is drafting a bill to have criminal consequences for teachers who don’t lie to their students about sexuality as […]
This morning’s Trib contained an op-ed from Maggie Jessop, that began with the not so provocative opening line:
So, you want to hear from the FLDS women, huh? OK, you asked for it.
Normally, “You asked for it” is followed by a good rant. Not in this case. The op-ed itself is semi-coherent - […]
It’s rare, but it happens. I watched The Golden Compass last night and I have to say I think it was a better movie than book. Interestingly, all the kerfuffle from conservative christians about the film was a mistake - the film’s supposedly anti-Christian content is all but missing. To be honest, I expected more.
But […]
shit like this happens:
In September of 2007, the principal at Hollis F. Price Middle College High told teachers she wanted the names of all student couples, “hetero and homo,†because she wanted to monitor them personally to prevent students from engaging in public displays of affection.
The principal heard about them through another student, then wrote […]
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