Here’s another sad example of the religious right using faith as a political weapon. Earlier this month we told you about Dallas First Baptist Church pastor Robert Jeffress claiming that President Obama’s policies are “paving the way for the Antichrist.” Now Paige Patterson, president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, seems to be backing up […]
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Not All Barriers Are Created Equal, Apparently
Earlier today, San Antonio Express-News reporter Kolten Parker live-tweeted a meeting of the paper’s editorial board with the three Republican candidates in the state Senate District 25 race. Here’s a picture: At @mySA editorial board meeting with @DonnaCampbellTX, Mike Novak and @Elisa_Chan, candidates for #SD25 #txlege pic.twitter.com/Vk7VHRmgeh — Kolten Parker (@KoltenParker) January 24, 2014 The […]
Houston Mayor Gets Married, Religious-righters Foam at the Mouth
When we saw the news about Houston Mayor Annise Parker (right) marrying her longtime partner, Kathy Hubbard (left), in California on Thursday, we braced for the avalanche of vitriol from angry right-wingers. We didn’t have to wait long. This morning Dave Welch of the Houston Area Pastor Council (HAPC) launched a vicious personal attack on […]
Dallas Pastor Expands on His Claim about President Obama ‘Paving the Way for the Antichrist’
Robert Jeffress, pastor First Baptist Church in Dallas, made news recently with excerpts from his upcoming book in which he suggests that President Obama’s “policies are paving the way for the Antichrist.” Here’s what Jeffress says about the president in his new book, Perfect Ending, which discusses biblical prophecies about the end times: “For the […]
Texas Ed Board Candidate Plays the Religion Card
Lady Theresa Thombs, a Republican candidate in the District 11 race for the Texas State Board of Education, thinks Christians are under attack in a state (and nation) in which the vast majority of people are Christians. From her Facebook page today: Every Christian needs to show up to the polls this primary season and vote […]
