religion and politics Archives

Fri, Apr 28th, 2017

Texas Republican Prays to God to Forgive America for the U.S. Constitution

He said “Lord, we have gone to killing the most innocent amongst us," ignoring God promising Samaria's "pregnant women" will be "ripped open”

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.

Sat, Feb 13th, 2016

Religious Right Leaders Say No Cruz, No More America

They're falling over themselves with dire predictions, like Tony Perkins' "I'm afraid we may not have another election for our republic."

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Fri, Feb 12th, 2016

Marco Rubio Works the Friendlier Confines of South Carolina

Rubio's opposition to the First Amendment found a sympathetic ear, asking “How can we use the constitution to cut down our religion?”

Dennis S

Raised rural & small town, then lived in N.Y., Chicago & LA. Widely traveled. Returned from world wandering to pursue media life of anchorman/reporter and major, medium and small market talk radio. Highly active in politics. Once worked as orderly & security in Mens Lock Ward for the Criminally Insane at a state institution. Much more rational population than current Teapublicans. Great concern for country run by and for the extreme wealthy. The inhumane current running through this country has no precedent in modern history.

Follow me on Twitter @demwriter

http://n/a&PoliticusUSA

Thu, Oct 22nd, 2015Thu, Oct 22nd, 2015

Ben Carson Vows to Punish Liberal Colleges if Elected President

Carson wants to punish liberal colleges for teaching things he doesn't approve of - "extreme political bias" - otherwise known as facts.

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Thu, Jun 4th, 2015Thu, Jun 4th, 2015

Right Wing Media Loses it Over Idea of Obama as Jewish President

A bunch of white gentiles are maybe not the best people to be talking about who is and who isn't Jewish, in blood or in thought

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sat, Mar 7th, 2015Sat, Mar 7th, 2015

Minority White Christians’ Religious War On the Constitution

There is a misconception among ignorant Americans that this nation was founded on the tenets of the bible and is therefore a Christian nation

Rmuse

Audio engineer and instructor for SAE. Writes op/ed commentary supporting Secular Humanist causes, and exposing suppression of women, the poor, and minorities. An advocate for freedom of religion and particularly, freedom of NO religion.

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Tue, Dec 16th, 2014Tue, Dec 16th, 2014

Republican Kasich Forces Public Schools To Partner with Religion Or Lose Taxpayer Funding

Ohio Governor John Kasich made that "religious extremist duty" mandatory in Ohio. Kasich issued a statement through a spokesman informing Ohio schools that if they fail to align with Christian organizations, they will lose funding.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Fri, Nov 21st, 2014Fri, Nov 21st, 2014

The First Amendment Protects All Religions – Including Satanism

You don't have to approve of a religion to understand and accept that every religion is on equal footing in the United States

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Nov 19th, 2014Wed, Nov 19th, 2014

The Religious Right Wants to Choose the Republican Candidate for President

Bryan Fischer wants an Evangelical conclave to choose candidates for president. Tough luck, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, Atheists, and others

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Sep 22nd, 2014Mon, Sep 22nd, 2014

Pope Francis Condemns Those Who Use Religion to Promote Violence

"Let no one consider themselves to be the 'armour' of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression!"

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Thu, Dec 26th, 2013Thu, Dec 26th, 2013

American Legion Post Betrays The Constitution and Launches a Religious Threat to Democracy

For the second time in six months an American Legion Chapter has distinguished itself for abandoning the Constitution over its opposition to the 1st Amendment's Separation of Church and State.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Wed, Nov 27th, 2013

The Unfair Tax Exemption for Politically Active Churches Must End

There is a simple solution that will satisfy the Christian churches and the secular groups suing for equality, and it is simply stripping the tax-exempt status from all churches.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Wed, Nov 6th, 2013Wed, Nov 6th, 2013

Festival of Lights Invites Demons into White House Says Bryan Fischer

Bryan Fischer says of Hinduism, "This is a counterfeit religion,. It is an Eastern religion. It is, in essence, an occult religion."

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sat, Oct 26th, 2013Sat, Oct 26th, 2013

Religious Right’s Pet Rabbi Calls Liberty Twisted and Diseased

Lapin says atheists are parasites and we'd be better behaved (do what conservatives want) if we acted like we had God looking over our shoulders

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Jul 10th, 2013Wed, Jul 10th, 2013

The True Jeffersonian Face of Religious Freedom

For Thomas Jefferson, religious freedom was neither freedom to coerce nor a coerced mind, but rather a free mind

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Thu, May 2nd, 2013Thu, May 2nd, 2013

Grandmother Says She is Persecuted if She is Not Allowed to Convert Grandson

Visiting Grandma should not carry with it the prerequisite of conversion

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Thu, Aug 9th, 2012Fri, Aug 10th, 2012

Michael Salman and Conservative DIY Martyrdom

Michael Salman claims he was holding small bible studies in his home but he built a 2,000 square foot church in his backyard for 80 people

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sun, Aug 5th, 2012Mon, Aug 6th, 2012

The Great Commission’s False Prerogative A Specter of Doom on the World

A falsified passage in the New Testament leads conservative Christians to believe they have the right and obligation to convert us all to their gospel

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Fri, Aug 3rd, 2012Sat, Aug 4th, 2012

How Michele Bachmann Profited off her Islamophobic McCarthyism

Michele Bachmann was spanked by her party leadership but got herself appointed to an Islamophobic law center and hauled in a cool million

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Jul 25th, 2012Thu, Jul 26th, 2012

NOM Says Chick-Fill-A Can Endorse a Controversial Political Issue, But Not General Mills

The National Organization of Marriage accuses General Mills of hypocrisy but hypocritically supports Chick-Fill-A and condemns General Mills

Hrafnkell Haraldsson