Mike Huckabee is worried that the United States has become a “secular theocracy.” But what could that even mean? Consider the definitions of those words: secular (adjective): denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis theocracy…
Category: Politics
Marriage Licenses: Straight Christians & Jews Only
Oklahoma state representative, Todd Russ (R-Cordell) has introduced House Bill 1125, an act relating to Oklahoma marriage licenses. If passed, the bill would effectively end marriage licenses for anyone other than heterosexual Christians and Jews. While the law does not explicitly specify that…
Mike Huckabee 2016? It has quietly started.
Ready for a Mike Huckabee 2016 run for the White House? I suspect one is in the works, at least the preliminarily groundwork. Each week, the software running this blog site automatically checks all the links in every post, looking for broken…
Welcome to the Theocratic States of America
If you like the idea of living in the “Theocratic States of America,” you may be pleased with today’s Supreme Court decision. Today, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Christian-owned Hobby Lobby chain store is exempt from certain provisions of the…
Government Shutdown: How to Never Have Another One
So, the current batch of myopic, partisan, tea-puppets have “achieved” a government shutdown. It’s difficult for me to understand how any thinking, rational legislator with our country’s best interests in mind would actually strive for a government shutdown. However, it’s very…
Syria on My Mind
Syria has been on my mind a lot the past few days. And it’s been on lots of folk’s minds. My good friend, Chris Alexander, just posted on Facebook a very well stated explanation of why we should not rush…
Erick Erickson Accidentally Makes a Pro Choice Argument
Erick Erickson is editor-in-chief of RedState.com, a radio host, and a Fox News contributor. This information alone provides some insight into the positions Mr. Erickson is likely to take on many issues. But to conclude, based only on this, that…
DOMA Ruling Brings Out Theocrats in Droves
The Wall Street Journal called the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling a “historic win for gay marriage”. The ruling sparked celebrations all over the country. Here in Ann Arbor, there were cars driving down Main Street waving flags and honking horns.…
Google Changes its Stripes for DOMA Decision
I just did a Google search looking for the Supreme Court’s official DOMA decision document, and when I clicked search, Google change it’s skin. Well done, Google.
Louisiana Legislators and Science Literacy (or Lack Thereof)
We can choose to ignore, misrepresent, or deny the nature of reality—as the Louisiana legislators are currently demonstrating—but doing so is an act of sheer folly that will have actual, negative, and often avoidable consequences.