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Alabama Governor:  Not Christian?  Not my brother!  CFI responds.

Shortly after being sworn in as Alabama’s newest governor, Republican Robert Bentley insulted many of his constituents by telling a church crowd that those who have not accepted Jesus as their savior are not his brothers and sisters.

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After Giffords shooting, left and right fingers both point wrong way

Both the left and right are blaming each other for Saturday’s shooting spree at political event in Tucson, AZ . . . and simultaneously claiming moral high ground as they point their fingers and exacerbate polarization.

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Which Republican Presidential hopefuls support anti-gay hate groups?

You might not think this an easy question to answer, requiring months of research, digging into the histories of the candidates. Or we can just look at the letter they signed.

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Catholic League unleashes holiday assault on church-state separation, atheists

Last week, the Catholic League unleashed its latest volley in the Religious Right-created “culture war” — an attack on atheist and humanist advertising campaigns. Driving the point home, the attack was tied to a shipment of Christian nativity scenes to each and every governor.

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Pentagon Poll: Most US soldiers don’t object to gay servicemembers

The religious right claims that morale and unit cohesion will be damaged by openly-gay servicemembers. The Pentagon’s new poll of troops yanks the teeth from this argument.

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Christine O’Donnell: “I killed the witch”

Christine O’Donnell has announced that she regrets her “I’m not a witch . . . I’m you” ad. Why? Not because it’s divisive. Because people are making fun of it.

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Laura Ingraham: Being gay “absolutely not a choice”

While interviewing Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck today, conservative radio personality Laura Ingraham announced her firm belief that homosexuality is not a choice.

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In Zogby Interactive’s latest poll of likely voters, the support for a “generic Republican” Congressional candidate once again took the lead over the “generic Democratic” candidate, a shift from recent previous poll results.

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Leading Illinois governor candidate supports Creationism in classroom

State Senator Bill Brady, Republican candidate for Governor of Illinois, announced last week that he would not prevent the teaching of Creationism in publicly-funded schools. This week, he holds the lead in the four-way race.

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Sharron Angle: Two American cities are under Sharia law

In a campaign speech last week, Senate hopeful and Tea Party darling Sharron Angle of Nevada declared that two cities in the US were presently under Shariah law. One is not. The other? It doesn’t exist.

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