Churches and religious organizations are absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. The above is from the Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations. Pretty straight-forward. So how does that jibe with […]
Religious Right Watch
Barton Boasts of Influencing GOP Platform
David Barton appeared on Glenn Beck’s GBTV yesterday to talk about the controversial 2012 Republican Party Platform, which he says includes 70 motions made by him. 70! “It’s all good stuff. I mean, this is worth reading. It’s really good stuff.” Watch: (h/t Right Wing Watch) […]
New School Year, Same Old School Voucher Scheme. Plus, the Unabomber
This Friday we’ll be monitoring a state senate photo op committee hearing here in Austin on one of the longstanding pet causes for the far right: school vouchers. Yes, vouchers are back. Again. After failing to pass voucher legislation at each legislative session since 1995, the far right seems poised to try, try again next […]
Does David Barton Still Heart Todd Akin?
It will be interesting to see what, if anything, religious right leaders have to say about Republican senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri this morning. That includes David Barton, who a few weeks ago issued a strong endorsement of Akin. If you had never heard of Akin before this weekend, you probably have now. In […]
Down Memory Lane
Today is the one year anniversary of Gov. Rick Perry’s Presidential Campaign vs. Science. […]
