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July 2012

July 13, 2012

Republicans, Muslim Schools, and the Separation of Church and State

You've probably heard the story by now. It's been going around the internet for the...

July 11, 2012

Abortion: No Women Involved

One thing I was struck by as I moved from being anti-abortion to being pro-choice...

July 10, 2012

What I was taught about universal healthcare

I just today read Melissa's post, How I Lost My Fear of Universal Healthcare. Prior...

July 10, 2012

“Conservative Kid Grows Up”

Ed of Dispatches from the Culture Wars just posted an interesting piece called "Conservative Kid...

July 04, 2012

Happy Fourth: On Secession and Armed Insurrection

Right after writing this morning's article, I saw an email from a former spokesperson for...

July 04, 2012

Happy Fourth: On Libertarianism, Citizenship, and Social Responsibility

I was raised a libertarian. I believed the government was the problem. I thought that...

May 2012

May 11, 2012

Pro-Life Song Misses the Point

I just came upon the lyrics to a pro-life song. It's called "Mommy Don't." “I...

April 2012

April 20, 2012

Rhetoric Matters: On the Capture of “Family Values”

The Slactivist wrote recently about how conservative evangelicals have been working to an exclusive claim...

April 18, 2012

Homeschooling: An Educational Option or an Identity?

Because I see drawbacks to homeschooling and intend to send my children to public school,...

April 06, 2012

As Anti-Abortion Activists Make Headway, Shock Abounds

I've heard from so many people, especially women, who are utterly shocked at the progress...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts: The “Evils” of Girl Scouts

In Part 1 I discussed recent media attention given to opposition to the Girl Scouts,...

March 28, 2012

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts: The Recent Controversy

A few weeks ago an image started circulating on facebook, urging people not to buy...

March 21, 2012

The “Homosexual Agenda”

I was (probably unwisely) perusing the conservative Catholic blogosphere, and it has started to get...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

The Duggars, Rick Santorum, and a Religious Realignment

The Duggars have been campaigning for Rick Santorum, endorsing him wholeheartedly. The evangelicals of the...

February 24, 2012

Rick Santorum and colleges as “indoctrination mills”

The more I listen to Rick Santorum, the more it seems like he stepped out...

February 24, 2012

Environmentalism as a Conspiracy Theory

Santorum recently made some remarks about climate change that have garnered some media attention. I...

February 21, 2012

Graphs comparing support for abortion and gay marriage

One thing I find extremely interesting is that while support for gay marriage is increasing,...

February 11, 2012

Abortion, Heartbeats, and Souls

Have you see those pictures anti-abortion protesters carry, the ones of aborted fetuses? The idea...

February 10, 2012

The War on Contraception

I know what my life would be like without contraception. If my fertility matched that...

February 09, 2012

Abortion, GLBT, the Bible, and Cloaking

I've written recently about conservative arguments that having abortions causes post traumatic stress disorder and...

February 08, 2012

Anoka, Minnesota, and “Curing” the Gay

Many of you may already have read this piece on Rolling Stone about the rash...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

On Abortion, Murder, and “Post-Abortion Trauma”

Have you noticed the emphasis anti-abortion advocates place on the horrible after effects women supposedly...

January 19, 2012

Kids, Commercials, and Focus on the Family

I wrote the other day about the problems of using children as political pawns. The...

January 18, 2012

A Little Child Shall Lobby Them

This little girl was one of dozens of children brought to the Ohio statehouse last...

January 12, 2012

School Prayer, Posturing, and an Ineffective Government

I just found an interesting article at the Friendly Atheist. It seems some state senators...

January 08, 2012

A (Late) Christmas Rant

A while back I saw a church sign that said "I Miss Hearing 'Merry Christmas.'"...

December 2011

December 12, 2011

Founding father worship and gay marriage

Today I read this Romney quote on Blag Hag: "At the time the Constitution was...

December 08, 2011

Rick Perry’s Latest Ad

Commentary to follow, but first, the transcript: I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a...

November 2011

November 21, 2011

Transgender Individuals, Bible Believing Christians, and Discrimination

Growing up, I believed that I belonged to the most discriminated against group in the...

November 20, 2011

Religious Homophobia, Gay Youth, and Unconditional Love

Today I watched "The Bible Told Me So," a documentary about religion and homophobia. Two...