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The Resistance Movement: Targeting African Americans With Prayers, Buzzwords, and Charges of Genocide 01/05/2009 by Kyle Mantyla With Barack Obama’s inauguration just around the corner, it looks like anti-choice activists are swinging into high gear: …

How Right-Wing Myths Get Started 12/23/2008 by Kyle Mantyla I came across this article earlier , but didn't think any element of it warranted a blog post: A Florida woman says she was fired from her job for refusing to comply with a policy requiring …

The Barber of Incivility 12/22/2008 by Kyle Mantyla I have generally tended to shy away from writing about “controversial” figures like Ann Coulter and Michael Savage, mainly because I suspect that their outrageous views and statements are generally …

Engle Warns of "Devastating Consequences" Of Newsweek Cover Story 12/22/2008 by Kyle Mantyla A few weeks ago, we spent a few days covering the Religious Right's nearly unanimous opposition to a recent Newsweek cover story " The Religious Case for Gay …

Rick Warren: The Goldilocks Pastor 12/22/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Last week when we first noted that Rick Warren had been tapped to deliver the Invocation at Barack Obama's Inauguration, we complained that, despite the fact that we and others continually …

Religious Right, "Heartened" by Warren Pick, Accuses Us of Trying to Silence the Church 12/18/2008 by Kyle Mantyla David Brody posts this statement from Tony Perkins, proclaiming himself heartened by Barack Obama's decision to have Rick Warren deliver the …

Handing the RNC Over to Rod Parsley and Friends 12/17/2008 by Kyle Mantyla As we noted a few weeks ago , former Ohio Secretary of State and current Family Research Council fellow Ken Blackwell is seeking the chairmanship of the Republican National …

Rick Warren Walks the Line 12/15/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Last week, Beliefnet Editor-in-Chief Steven Waldman sat down for an interesting discussion with Rick Warren during which Warren worked hard to maintain the image he has created for himself as a …

The Right Continues Judging Bush’s Faith 12/15/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Last week we highlighted President Bush’s recent interview with ABC News in which he stated that he didn’t believe, among other things, that the Bible was literally true and that his …

Colson: Gay Marriage Causes Terrorism 12/11/2008 by Kyle Mantyla As Think Progress reports , President Bush has awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal - the second highest honor for a civilian, designed to recognize Americans “who have performed …