A must read editorial opinion from the medical journal The Lancet, Why Roe v. Wade must be defended: “Abortion presents a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views.” So begins a draft opinion by Associate Justice Samuel Alito, leaked from the US Supreme Court on May 2, 2022. If confirmed, this judgement … Read more
Earlier this year, Chrissy Stroop reported for Religion Dispatches, NEW REPORT ON (WHITE) CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM AND THE J6 INSURRECTION SHOWS JUST ‘HOW DIRE THE THREAT IS’ (excerpt): Readers who follow my work will be aware of my conviction that neither the press, nor the American public generally, is taking the serious threat to democracy and human … Read more
Above: h/t Daniel Boone Regional Library. The Miami New Times reports, Florida Atheist Petitions to Ban the Bible in Miami-Dade and Broward Schools: Since July of 2021, more than 200 books have been banned in various school districts across Florida, the state with the third-highest number of school book banning incidents in the U.S. This comes … Read more
“Krazy Kari” Lake attended a cmpaign event sponsored by a right-wing organization calling itself America Pack (because they don’t know the acronym for political action committee is “PAC”). The supposed founder of America Pack, Valerie Grosso Turley, explains: I founded America Pack based on a simple mission and an even grander vision. I believe we … Read more
Two state representatives, one from Missouri and one from Michigan, demonstrated this week how Democrats must fight back with moral righteousness against the hateful white Christian Nationalism of MAGA/QAnon Republicans and their campaign to “cancel” Americans who are the object of their hatred. As Paul Krugman explains, Republicans Say, ‘Let Them Eat Hate’ (excerpt): I’d … Read more