From today’s TFN News Clips: “What the American people ought to pray is that somebody can’t make the vote tonight. That’s what they ought to pray.” — U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., proposing from the Senate floor yesterday a prayer before an important vote on health care legislation. Observers took offense at the possibility that Sen. […]
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The Year in Quotes: Science
With the new year approaching, it’s worthwhile to remember what we’ve heard from the religious right in 2009. We will start today where we began the year: with the religious right’s efforts to undermine science education by watering down instruction on evolution in public school science classrooms. “Jeffrey Dahmer Believed in Evolution.’” — The subject […]
Perry Says Gore Has ‘Gone to Hell’
The Dallas Morning News yesterday noted that Texas Gov. Rick Perry, when he was a Democrat, supported Al Gore’s 1988 presidential campaign. Then it quoted Gov. Perry’s criticism Wednesday of the former vice president’s position on global climate change policy: Speaking to a builders group in Dallas, Perry — once a Democrat — was asked about his past relationship […]
More about the Religious Right’s ‘Prayercast’
TalkingPointsMemo now has a full report up on last night’s “prayercast,” an event hosted by the far-right Family Research Council to oppose health care reform in Congress. A couple of quotes from speakers helps reveal the tone of the event: From Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C.: “Whether they’ve been mesmerized by the president or just convinced somehow […]
Bad History from the Religious Right
Last night the far-right Family Research Council hosted a 90-minute “prayercast” against health insurance reform efforts in Congress. Never mind the abuse of faith to kill efforts to make health care accessible and affordable for all Americans, rich or poor, healthy or sick. That’s become fairly common rhetoric from the right in recent months. But the […]
