The religious right is angry again (so what else is new?) with President Obama. This time religious-right pressure groups are attacking the president (and closet Muslim, right?) for not issuing a proclamation in honor of Easter. Here’s a Twitter post on Monday from David Barton, head of Texas-based WallBuilders: @whitehouse fails to release #Easter Proclamation […]
Recent Blogs
The Man Behind the Sharia Hysteria
So who is really behind House Bill 911, the proposed Texas legislation that supporters say will stop the mythical threat of Sharia law from being imposed on Texas? As we’ve said before, scratch the surface of the anti-Muslim hate and hysteria promoted by far-right pressure groups in this country and you’ll sniff the familiar stench […]
Publisher Proposes Creationist Materials
A 2009 decision by the Texas State Board of Education has enabled creationists to once again try to mess with science in public school classrooms in Texas. Read the Press Release from the Texas Freedom Network and the National Center for Science Education The Texas Education Agency has released proposed supplemental web-based materials for science […]
Celebrate the First Amendment
Our friends at the San Antonio Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State are extending an open an invitation to their “First Amendment Day Celebration,” next Saturday, April 30. “First Amendment Day Celebration!” Celebrating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights 1 – 4 p.m., Saturday, April 30 Radius Center, 106 Auditorium […]
The Week in Quotes (April 17 – 23)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
