The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party
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"Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficult question: Why would we trade a system that has served us so well for one that has served others so poorly?"

(Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner on the Ten Commandments ruling, June 27, 2005)

 

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Questions for the Rev. John Hagee – Megaminister, New York Times, March 23, 2008

Hagee, in 'NYT' This Sunday, Says McCain Sought His Endorsement, Editor & Publisher, March 20, 2008

Hillary's Nasty Pastorate, The Nation, March 19, 2008

Hillary's Prayer: Hillary Clinton's Religion and Politics, Mother Jones, September 1, 2007 (in-depth background to the above article)

California Capitol Chaplain Says Religious Tolerance Offends God, San Francisco Chronicle, February 27, 2008

California: Remarks Stir Flap Over Faith at Capitol, Sacramento Bee, February 27, 2008

IRS Investigates Church for Letting Obama Speak, Washington Post/Newsweek, February 26, 2008

Obama's General Synod speech prompts IRS to investigate UCC's tax-exempt status, UCC.org, February 26, 2008

Missouri: Ruling Against Bible Distribution, New York Times, January 10, 2008

Christian Zionists Gain Israel's Inner Sanctum, Talk To Action, January 9, 2008

Does Huckabee Want The Death Penalty For Gays? Talk To Action, January 6, 2007

How Fake American History Feeds Christian Nationalism, Talk To Action, January 5, 2008

Can `Huckabee the Viable' blend social conservatism with populism-lite, Talk To Action, January 4, 2008

STOP HOUSE RESOLUTION 888, Dailykos, January 4, 2008: House Resolution Promotes Fake "Christian Nation" Version Of American History

Religion and the Military: "Active Duty Missionaries" Dailykos, December 29, 2007

Fundamentalist Ministries At US Basic Training Facilities Promote "Theology Of War" Talk To Action, December 29, 2007

Short Takes by Fred Clarkson, Talk To Action, December 29, 2007

When ex-gay ministries turned to dominionist politics; Anti-abortion militant Randall Terry plans to drive the demon Giuliani out of the GOP -- and then turn his attention to the Democrats; The Pope is raising exorcism squads, and has declared gay marriage, abortion and birth control threats to world peace; The Institute for Creation Research is seeking accreditation to award graduate degrees in Texas; Two men have been arrested for the torching of a abortion care clinic in Albuquerque; and an urban legend lives on.

Evangelist, Ky. school settle lawsuit, First Amendment Center, December 27, 2007

A Colony With a Conscience, New York Times, December 27, 2007

In 1657, a small group stood up for religious freedom - for others, Inside the First Amendment, December 23, 2007

Theocrat of the Week, Talk To Action, December 24, 2007 -- about Richard Mellon Scaife, major financier of the Religious Right

Huckabee's Faith-Based Views Find Critics, Fans in Both Parties, Washington Post, December 21, 2007

'Christian Leader' Washington Post, December 21, 2007

Southern Baptists vs. the Mormons, Slate, December 19, 2007 Mike Huckabee's and Mitt Romney's faiths have tangled before.

Green Light for Institute on Creation in Texas, New York Times, December 18, 2007

A Texas higher education panel has recommended allowing a Bible-based group called the Institute for Creation Research to offer online master's degrees in science education.

The action comes weeks after the Texas Education Agency's director of science, Christine Castillo Comer, lost her job after superiors accused her of displaying bias against creationism and failing to be "neutral" over the teaching of evolution.

Home-School Ties Aided Huckabee's Iowa Rise, Washington Post, December 17, 2007

Book Review and Author Interview and Liveblogging: So Help Me God, Dailykos, December 16, 2007

Episcopal Diocese Votes to Secede, New York Times, December 8, 2007

Gore on Theocracy: "It's a Recipe for Trouble" Dailykos, December 7, 2007

The Crisis of Faith, New York Times, December 7, 2007

Even by the low standards of this campaign, it was a distressing moment and just what the nation's founders wanted to head off with the immortal words of the First Amendment: A presidential candidate cowed into defending his way of worshiping God by a powerful minority determined to impose its religious tenets as a test for holding public office.

Mr. Romney filled his speech with the first myth - that the nation's founders, rather than seeking to protect all faiths, sought to imbue the United States with Christian orthodoxy.

A Church Is Divided, and Headed for Court, New York Times, December 5, 2007 -- another Episcopal church leaves the US diocese to join the highly conservative, homophobic Ugandan church.

Court Bars State Effort Using Faith in Prisons, New York Times, December 4, 2007

Evolution and Texas, New York Times, December 4, 2007

Religious leaders push back against right's "War on Christmas" Talk To Action, December 4, 2007

Americans United Asks IRS To Investigate Falwell's Liberty University For Endorsement Of Mike Huckabee, Americans United, December 4, 2007