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Rick Warren Surprises Nobody With His Support of Prop 8 10/24/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Rick Warren is often considered one of the most influential leaders of the so-called "New Evangelical" movement that is working to expand the evangelical agenda beyond its …

The Right's Dystopian Future 10/23/2008 by Kyle Mantyla First we had Janet Folger writing us a letter from prison in 2010 and delivering newscasts from early 2009 and now, via Good as You , it looks like Focus on the Family has gotten its hands on …

"How McCain Shed Pariah Status Among Evangelicals" 10/23/2008 by Kyle Mantyla That is the title of this good piece by NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty on how John McCain managed to go from reviled enemy of the Religious Right to panderer extraordinaire in …

Palin Declares Herself "Hardcore Pro-Lifer" During Dobson Lovefest 10/22/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Focus on the Family has put James Dobson's phone interview with Sarah Palin up on its website.   The mutual admiration between the two was quite palpable as they …

McCain-Palin Pit Bulls Turn Feral 10/21/2008 by Josh Glasstetter There's a long history in American politics of exploiting divisions and fanning bigotry to win elections. In recent decades those strategies were honed by Lee Atwater and Karl Rove. Now the …

Palin Says She and God are Being Mocked 10/20/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Sarah Palin sat down the CBN’s David Brody over the weekend and Brody has now posted various excerpts on his blog . Among other things, Palin tried to explain her infamous “ I read all of …

Palin Schedules Another Hard-Hitting Interview ... With Dobson 10/20/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Fresh from her interview with David Brody of Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network where she voiced her support for a federal marriage amendment and …

Hate You Can Believe In: ACORN Deluged with Threatening and Racist Voicemails and Emails 10/18/2008 by Josh Glasstetter It’s bad enough that the employees of ACORN have had to endure days of baseless and outlandish attacks by John McCain and the RNC. But …

The "700 Club" Scores Palin Interview 10/17/2008 by Kyle Mantyla Sarah Palin continues her whirlwind media trip, following up hard-hitting interviews with "journalists" like Sean Hannity , Hugh Hewitt, and Rush Limbaugh with an exclusive sit-down with the …

McCain's Non-Litmus Test "Litmus Test" 10/16/2008 by Kyle Mantyla It looks like the Right finally got what it wanted when the issue of abortion worked its way into last night's debate and was tied to the issue of the future of the Supreme Court, to boot.  …