The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party

Ted Haggard Wants Jews to be Afraid, Talk To Action, December 31, 2005

Enemy is Us: Evangelical Women and Abortion, Talk To Action, December 30, 2005

Come the Theocracy, Whose Bible Will Rule?, Talk To Action, December 30, 2005

Church to Church, Teenagers Seek Faith That Fits, New York Times, December 30, 2005

Evangelicals and the USAF Academy, Talk To Action, December 29, 2005

"They won't need a theocracy." Talk To Action, December 28, 2005

Beneath the evangelical power crust, a lot of stuff is bubbling, Talk To Action, December 28, 2005

Revisionist history in the public schools, Talk To Action, December 28, 2005

Getting the Goods for Stacking the Courts, Talk To Action, December 26, 2005

The Christian Right, Dominionism, and Theocracy - Part Five, Talk To Action, December 26, 2005

The day after Christmas, Tim LaHaye's "Left Behind Prophecy Club" sent out its daily e-mail message with a 2005 "Year in Review" summary The teaser stated: "Are we living in the End Times? Could events of today signify that the Rapture and Tribulation could occur during our generation? Five important Signs from 2005 say yes!" read on

New Cultural Approach for Conservative Christians: Reviews, Not Protests, New York Times, December 26, 2005

A discussion about BattleCry and Teen Mania's massive rallies for teens, Talk To Action, December 24-25, 2005

Protecting Minors, Important TV show aired on PBS' NOW, December 23, 2005

Southern Baptists and Intelligent Design, Talk To Action, December 23, 2005

Evangelicals exploit Air Force Academy; military officials interlocked with local activists, Online Journal, December 23, 2005

Texas District Adopts Disputed Text on Bible Study, New York Times, December 22, 2005

Schools Nationwide Study Impact of Evolution Ruling, New York Times, December 22, 2005

Teach, Don't Preach, the Bible, New York Times, December 21, 2005

Birthing God's Mighty Warriors, Talk To Action, December 21, 2005:

Birthing God's Mighty Warriors exposes how Satan has used the secular idea of choice and modern medical advances to convince God's people to limit their family size through birth control and sterilization.

Remaking America as a Christian Nation, Talk To Action, December 21, 2005

On Eschatology and Politics, Talk To Action, December 21, 2005

The abstinence gluttons, Talk To Action, December 20, 2005

Judge Rules Against Pa. Biology Curriculum, Associated Press, December 20, 2005

Excerpts From 'Intelligent Design' Ruling, Associated Press, December 20, 2005

Americans United, Federal Court Ruling Against 'Intelligent Design' In Public Schools, December 20, 2005

Striking back: "Christian" business directories, Talk To Action, December 20, 2005

The Voice of Chalcedon: Death to Liberals! (?) Talk To Action, December 19, 2005

Cross Examination: The Wolf at the Meeting House Door, Talk To Action, December 19, 2005

The Christian Right, Dominionism, and Theocracy - Part Four, Talk To Action, December 19, 2005

The wall that unites us, Rabbi Stephen Julius Stein, Los Angeles Times, December 18, 2005

... this crisis is about how one religious tradition is flexing its enormous financial strength, people power and political influence to turn our country into a "Christian nation," where one and only one interpretation of the Christian Bible will be the fundamental basis for American law.

Heretics, This American Life, NPR, December 18, 2005:

The story of Reverend Carlton Pearson (pictured), an evangelical pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His church, Higher Dimensions , was once one of the biggest in the city, drawing crowds of 5,000 people every Sunday. But several years ago, scandal engulfed the Reverend, he was denounced by almost all his former supporters, and today his congregation is just a few hundred people. He didn't have an affair. He didn't embezzle lots of money. His sin was something that to a lot of people is far worse ... he stopped believing in hell.

Campaign for religious state is no blessing, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 18, 2005:

It is curious that President Bush values the principles of secular democracy so highly in Iraq but gives them so little support here at home.

White House plays card right, Chicago Tribune, December 18, 2005

Two Gay Cowboys Hit a Home Run, Frank Rich, New York Times, December 18, 2005

Nigerian Anglicans Seeing Gay Challenge to Orthodoxy, New York Times, December 18, 2005

The Politically Incorrect Blog Post On Conservative Idiocy, Talk To Action, December 17, 2005

The Christian Right Has Overplayed It's Hand, Talk To Action, December 16, 2005

Common sense trumps theocracy, for now, Talk To Action, December 16, 2005

Breaking the Doll's Back? Or Backing Down?, Talk To Action, December 16, 2005

Americans United Report: Supreme Court Nominee Is Threat To Church-State Separation, December 16, 2005

"War Against Christmas" taken to Congress, Talk To Action, December 16, 2005

US Jews Feel Threatened by Religious Right, Reuters, December 15, 2005

A line in the sand, Talk To Action, December 16, 2005 (A Home Schooling Project)

Breaking News: GOP House Top Priority? Xmas Vote!, Dailykos, December 15, 2005

A Victory Against Bigotry, TomPaine.com, December 15, 2005

An area we can hit dominionism where it hurts, Talk To Action, December 15, 2005

Fear Of The Pill, TomPaine.com, December 15, 2005

Bart Ehrman's 'Misquoting Jesus,' NPR's Fresh Air, December 14, 2005

The AFA's anti-gay conspiracy theories, Talk To Action, December 14, 2005

Redistricting Tom DeLay, New York Times, December 14, 2005

Anti-creationism professor: Resignation was forced, CNN, December 13, 2005

The Christian Right, Dominionism, and Theocracy - Part Three, Talk To Action, December 12, 2005

Cross Examination: Do Angels Support Supreme Court Nominations? Do Demons Oppose Them? Talk To Action, December 12, 2005

Church, State And Alito, by Susan Jacoby, TomPaine.com, December 12, 2005

Supreme Court to Review Texas Redistricting, The Associated Press, December 12, 2005

Frist is putting the nuclear option back on the table. Frist Cautions Senators Against Stalling Alito Vote, Washington Post, December 12, 2005

Anti-creationism professor: Resignation was forced, CNN, December 11, 2005

Onward Christian Soldiers: Hidden Agendas, Talk To Action, December 11, 2005

Warning Label on Darwin Sows Division in Suburbia, Washington Post, December 11, 2005

Bush Meets St. Peter, New York Times, December 11, 2005

The Bush Family and the Moon Family, Talk to Action, December 9, 2005

Discontent among Christian Zionists, Talk To Action, December 9, 2005

AFA's Don Wildmon: If ADL's Foxman criticizes religious right, some of them "won't support Israel anymore," Media Matters, December 8, 2005

'Excellerated' Learning: Milwaukee's Voucher Scandal, Americans United, December 9, 2005

Tis the season to boycott, Talk To Action, December 9, 2005

Reconstructionism, Southern Baptists & Education , Talk To Action, December 9, 2005

When Christmas Falls on Sunday, Megachurches Take the Day Off, New York Times, December 9, 2005

Narnia and Brokeback, Talk To Action, December 9, 2005

The "Ph"undamentalism of "F"onics, Talk to Action, December 8, 2005

Commentary: Gays and the Church, WUBR Radio, December 7, 2005

Abstinence for Africa , Talk To Action, December 7, 2005

Shaking the Biblical Foundations, Talk To Action, December 7, 2005

Angst on right over Frist, The Hill, December 7, 2005

Corporate America and Theocracy , Talk To Action, December 6, 2005

Anti-Semitism and the Christmas warriors, Talk To Action, December 5, 2005

Judge Upholds Money Laundering Charges against DeLay, Reuters, December 5, 2005

The Christian Right, Dominionism, and theocracy -- Part II, Talk To Action, December 5, 2005

A Nation Under God, Mother Jones, December/January Issue (see whole issue, but this article is a particular favorite of mine -- great discussion of the Christian Reconstruction movement)

Onward Christian Soldiers: How minority faiths are treated in the US Military , Talk To Action, December 4, 2005

This Season's War Cry: Commercialize Christmas, or Else, New York Times, December 4, 2005

Intelligent Design Might Be Meeting Its Maker, New York Times, December 4, 2005

New Twist in Texas Districting Dispute, New York Times, December 3, 2005

Dobson Meets With Bolton To Set UN Policy, Talk To Action, December 2, 2005

How Bush Created a Theocracy in Iraq, Truthdig, December 2, 2005

Jerry Falwell's Select List of Christmas "Foes," Talk To Action, Decembert 2, 2005

House prayers can't invoke Jesus, Indianapolis Star, December 1, 2005

Tolerance a casualty of battles over religion, Indianapolis Star, December 1, 2005

Bush's Newest Crusader, TomPaine, December 1, 2005

Paul Bonicelli [has been appointed] to be deputy director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which is in charge of all programs to promote democracy and good governance overseas.

Bonicelli is dean of academic affairs at tiny  Patrick Henry College  in rural Virginia. The fundamentalist institution's motto is "For Christ and Liberty." It requires that all of its 300 students sign a 10-part "statement of faith" declaring, among other things, that they believe "Jesus Christ, born of a virgin, is God come in the flesh;" that "Jesus Christ literally rose bodily from the dead"; and that hell is a place where "all who die outside of Christ shall be confined in conscious torment for eternity."

Did Tim LaHaye Just Call Israelis "Not-To-Be-Trusted Yids?" Talk To Action, December 1, 2005

Jews and the Christian right: Is the honeymoon over? Michelle Goldberg, Salon