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They'd Vote For Satan if He Was a Republican 11/03/2008 by Kyle Mantyla One of the claims frequently made by Religious Right leaders is that so-called "values voters" do just that: vote their values rather than vote for one particular party.  In their …

Everything I Needed to Know About Voting, I Learned From Deuteronomy 11/03/2008 by Kyle Mantyla So it look like Rev. Rob Schenck has put together a rather simple and straightforward explanation regarding " God's Word on How to Vote ." Based on his reading …

The Nonpartisan Values Voters 11/03/2008 by Kyle Mantyla I just wrote a post about the traditional claim from Religious Right leaders and activists that their votes are beholden to God and not tied to any one particular party.  It's an obvious fraud, as …

Dobson Takes Up "The Call" 10/30/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Just yesterday I was writing about Lou Engel and his prayer warriors, noting that in this election cycle he had become far more openly political and had started linking up with DC's Religious Right …

Prop 8’s Call to Extremism 10/30/2008 by Peter Montgomery As we’ve noted , the organizers of a massive stadium rally pushing the anti-gay initiative in California have snagged for the stage the biggest name in the Religious Right universe. No, not Sarah …

The Rise of Lou Engle 10/29/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Sarah Posner has a good piece up at Religion Dispatches on Lou Engle, founder of The Call, and his recent branching out from this militant anti-abortion proselytizing and into the marriage debate and the …

FRC Works To Ensure Every Child Has an Opportunity to Be Poor and Get Sick 10/29/2008 by Kyle Mantyla One of the things I find most entertaining about the Religious Right is their vehement opposition to any effort to broaden the so-called “evangelical …

Bachmann and Musgrave: The Right’s “Shining Stars” 10/29/2008 by Kyle Mantyla In the last several days, we’ve seen a variety of Religious Right leaders blast the National Republican Campaign Committee for pulling its advertising from the re-election …

Right Plots to Wage Culture War During Obama Presidency 10/27/2008 by Kyle Mantyla For those hoping that a victory by Barack Obama might somehow restrain or moderate the Religious Right … well, you are going to be disappointed since the Right is already …

David Barton Tries to Rescue Musgrave 10/27/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Last week we noted that the Right was none-too-pleased that the National Republican Campaign Committee had pulled its advertising from the re-election campaigns of both Rep. Michelle …