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Why Presidents Should Boycott Prayer Breakfasts

February 4, 2012 3 Comments

President Barack Obama’s 2,562-word speech to the National Prayer Breakfast was an exercise in pure, unadulterated political pandering.

Religious Right to Romney: Safety Net Un-Biblical

February 3, 2012 No Comment

When Mitt Romney stepped on his Florida primary victory message by declaring that he wasn’t concerned about the very poor – and that he’d patch any holes that just might be in their safety net – most observers thought his mistak…

Romney Blasts Obama's 'Assaults' on 'Life', 'Religion' and 'Marriage'

February 3, 2012 No Comment

On a conference call last month, Mitt Romney argued that Obama is leading an “assault on life,” an “assault on religion” and an “assault on marriage”.

Jerry Boykin Says Critics 'Grossly Misrepresented' his Views, But Doesn't Say How

February 2, 2012 No Comment

Jerry Boykin has been going on a media tour to all the usual Religious Right outlets to play the victim after deciding to withdraw from an event at West Point following uproar over his virulently anti-Muslim rhetoric. Boykin told the Christian Broadcas…

West on Redistricting: 'No One Will Ever be Able to Out-Fox or Out-Maneuver Me'

February 1, 2012 No Comment

Under Florida’s redistricting plan, the district currently represented by Rep. Allen West is set to become more heavily Democratic, thus making his fight to win re-election all the more difficult.
But West is not scared, as he made clear when he appear…

NAR Founder C. Peter Wagner Honored by Delaware Legislature

February 1, 2012 No Comment

C. Peter Wagner, founder of the New Apostolic Reformation, sent out an email yesterday announcing that he had recently been in Delaware for the commissioning of several new apostles. Wagner wrote that, when he arrived, he was surprised to learn t…

Boykin Lashes Out at Obama Administration after Withdrawing from West Point Event

January 31, 2012 No Comment

Jerry Boykin appeared on American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer’s radio show Focal Point today to discuss his decision to withdraw from a prayer breakfast at West Point when his radical anti-Muslim views and conspiracy theories becam…

CADC Releases First Installment of 'Obama is not a Christian' Series

January 31, 2012 No Comment

Last year, Gary Cass of the ironically named Christian Anti-Defamation Commission announced that his organization would be releasing monthly videos leading up to the 2012 election laying out ten "irrefutable proofs that Barack Obama is NOT a Chris…

National Prayer Breakfast serves up an unlawful mixture of state/church

January 31, 2012 No Comment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has sent a cautionary letter to President Barack Obama asking him to once again disassociate the Oval Office from the so-called annual "National Prayer Breakfast" taking place on Thursday, Feb. 2. Obama is scheduled to once again participate.

Romney Touts Support of Anti-Gay Activists

January 30, 2012 No Comment

Mitt Romney’s campaign today unveiled its Social Conservatives Coalition along with a letter from nine Massachusetts activists defending Romney’s conservative credentials on abortion rights and gay rights while governor. As Jeremy Hooper no…