Possession Edition: Although the final edition of LNSBRR was published some time ago, the benighted spirit of
The General came upon the
chefs du blog at
Talk to Action, took possession and required of them this sampler of morsels for the after midnight crowd at
The Daily Kos. The
chefs du blog are all now speaking in French, so I can only offer you my best, albeit amateur, translation.
Tanya Erzen takes on the new Christian Right defense of intolerance.
This April, the Liberty Counsel and Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) launched a "Change Is Possible" Campaign focused on GLBT youth in high schools around the country. Their goal is to promote the message that high school students can and should participate in an ex-gay ministries to change their sexuality, and that schools with diversity programs discriminate against ex-gays and ex-gay supportive students.... Polls show that young people are more likely to have tolerant attitudes toward sexual diversity and gay rights. The PFOX campaign and Exodus' focus on youth reflect conservative Christian anxiety about this demographic trend. The campaign also exemplifies the ex-gay movement's strategy of appropriating the ideas of tolerance, rights, and silencing to claim there is a "way out of homosexuality" even while denying tolerance and rights for GLBT youth.
Jonathan Hutson has the whole ugly story of how Rudy Guiliani is scheduled to headline a fundraiser for Casino Jack Abramoff's pal, Ralph Reed. Oh yeah-- for the second time. (I report that some think his race for Lt. Governor may be beyond hope.)
Carlos finds that some sectors of the religious right are freaking out in response the rise of the religious left.
Lorie Johnson discusses the departure of White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives honcho, Jim Towey:
Funny- faith has always been part of the fabric of community, and its expression has not been excluded from public places, unless that place is part of the established government, and even that limitation has some exceptions. Perhaps 'public square' is another codeword that hints that expressions of certain faiths be allowed to override and overrun any other secular or religious beliefs in a government venue.
FBCI still exists and is still growing rapidly, and is still encouraging people of Christian faith to apply for grants and other funding to replace the governmental support systems that are being gutted by the current administration. Their ultimate goal is to have no secular governmental community aid facilities at all, to instead make it the responsibility of religious establishments to administer to the needy.
Mainstream Baptist has the first in a series of snackin' blog size discussions of one of the pivotal texts in the development of modern theocratic thought and politics.
The Institutes of Biblical Law is the foundational and most important text of the Christian Reconstructionist movement. Recognized as one of the most important books of the year 1973 by Christianity Today, R. J. Rushdoony's voluminous exposition of the ten commandments propounds a theocratic political philosophy throughout. As time permits, as an ongoing project for however long it seems worthy of attention and holds interest for readers, I plan to methodically examine Rushdoony's logic and reasoning. I begin with his foundational premise.
And I thank conservative author Kevin Phillips, author of the hot new book, American Theocracy who
has made it safe for all to utter the word "theocracy," without fear of being dismissed as a kook, an exaggerator or a religious bigot. (Or at least safer.)