The New Yorker magazine has published a fascinating piece that asks why so many evangelical teen-agers become pregnant. The piece by Margaret Talbot examines differing attitudes among evangelicals and others about sex education and related issues. The article also quotes from a Christian author who questions the prominent use of fear and shaming in abstinence-only […]
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More Extremism from Cynthia Dunbar
Texas State Board of Education member Cynthia Dunbar’s online essay last weekend accusing (now) President-elect Barack Obama of sympathizing with terrorists apparently wasn’t her first trip down the extremism highway. Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Linda Campbell today noted that another online essay by the Richmond Republican in September was even more extreme. In her earlier essay, […]
Faith, Fear and Politics
We have seen no break in the pre- and post-election rhetoric from the religious right that links an incoming Barack Obama presidential administration with persecution of people of faith. Yesterday, for example, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council had this to say: “We are going to see, I think, unprecedented attacks against our faith through measures […]
Texas State Board of Education: Extremism on Stage
If anyone still doubts the extremism of the faction that controls the Texas State Board of Education, then read this from board member Cynthia Dunbar, R-Richmond. It’s one thing when the occasional fringe lunatic barfs up mindless smears and drivel. It’s quite another thing when a duly elected official of the State Board of Education accuses a […]
Texas Eagle Forum: Using Faith as a Political Weapon
On Thursday the University of Texas released a poll showing that nearly a quarter of Texans believe Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is a Muslim. How is it possible that so many people still believe this long-discredited rumor? Well, it doesn’t help when Republican Party officials at Texas Eagle Forum continue to promote misinformation about Sen. Obama’s […]
