The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party

Obama's Eloquent Faith, Washington Post, June 30, 2006

Obama: reach out to Christ - and to evangelicals, National Council of Churches, June 28, 2006

How the GOP Summer Agenda Would Remove Penalties for Religious Freedom Violations, Talk To Action, June 29, 2006

Generation Joshua, Talk To Action, June 29, 2006

Three Dioceses Appeal to Distance Themselves From Episcopal Church, New York Times, June 29, 2006

Dominionism and The Constitution in Exile Movement, Talk To Action, June 28, 2006

West Virginia School District Sued Over Religious Display, Wall of Separation, June 28, 2006

It's here! The 2006 Texas Republican Party Platform is on the web.

A Sinister New Wind: Holston and the IRD, Talk To Action, June 27, 2006 -- Experience of a Methodist minister

Anti-Gay Marriage Initiatives across the U.S. --an interactive map at NPR

Goddess Worship and the BWF, Talk To Action, June 27, 2006 -- Experience of a Methodist minister

The World According to Tim LaHaye: Chapter One, Talk To Action, June 26, 2006

Public Expression of Religion Act, Talk To Action, June 26, 2006

The Catholic Right, Part Six: Has Anyone Seen Bill? Talk To Action, June 25, 2006

Constitutional amendment would undermine First Amendment, Jews on First:

On June 30, 2005, all but unnoticed by the major media, one hundred Republican members of Congress introduced an amendment to the Constitution that would permit prayer and religious symbols in public settings.

Evangelical: Religious Right Has Distorted the Faith, NPR Morning Edition, June 23, 2006

The Texas GOP Platformed Warned Us! Talk To Action, June 24, 2006

Stay Tuned, as 2 Churches Struggle With Gay Clergy, New York Times, June 24, 2006

House Bill Would Discourage Church-and-State Suits, The News Standard, June 23, 2006

Fairy-Tale Failure, How Africa's one AIDS success story, Uganda, became a disaster when Christianity trumped science, The American Prospect, July 5, 2006

Senate Report Lists Lobbyist's Payments to Ex-Leader of Christian Coalition, New York Times, June 23, 2006

Silly Season' In The House: Hostettler Bill Seeks To Limit Church-State Lawsuits, The Wall of Separation, June 22, 2006

R. J. Rushdoony, Stern Father of Reconstructionism, Talk To Action, June 22, 2006

A Dominionist Takeover Strategy, Talk To Action, June 22, 2006 -- for more on America's Providential History, go to Religious Right Economics.

The Catholic Right, Part Five: The Everyday Implications of Theocracy, Talk To Action, June 21, 2006

Storming the Gates of Hell, From Louisiana to Mississippi, Talk To Action, June 20, 2006:

The abortion bans recently enacted in South Dakota and Louisiana seem to have taken a lot of people by surprise. A bill emerges suddenly from some statehouse packed with ornery right-wingers, some mediocre governor signs it, and progressives spend the morning after wondering what the hell happened, or simply dismiss the state as a distant redoubt of fundamentalism. Analysis of the long-term strategy that made it possible for such draconian bills to become law is hard to come by. And without an understanding of the origins and history of this kind of legislation, it is difficult to map out a way to stifle it. Meanwhile, more and more states seem poised to pass bans of their own.

The Cincinnati Beacon:

This is a quick round-up of some strange links between Secretary of State and candidate for Ohio Governor, Ken Blackwell, and the evangelical cult of Bill Gothard.  If you are worried about fringe religious evangelicals infiltrating public life, then make sure you pay attention to Blackwell's Gothard connections.

Colson coddles with BWF, Talk To Action, June 19, 2006

Stop New Voter Suppression Tactic in Ohio, People for the American Way

LaHaye and Jenkins: Why is the Criticism Left Behind?, Talk To Action, June 19, 2006

The ACLU Is Not Evil, Christianity Today, May 5, 2006

Crisis Pregnancy Centers: An Affront to Choice from the National Abortion Federation's new report

Amplifying the mainline, UCC News, June-July, 2006:

Over the past nine years, prominent Religious Right leaders have appeared more than 40 times on the major Sunday morning new talk programs. But the principal leaders of the UCC, United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), American Baptist Churches, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Reformed Church in America, among others, haven't appeared once. Why?

New Bush policy adviser said he'd support jail for doctors who performed abortions, The Raw Story, June 16, 2006

Ohio's Rx for Murder, alk To Action, June 14, 2006

Southern Baptists Pause in the Face of Dominionism,Talk To Action, June 14, 2006

Unexpected Victory for New Baptist Leader, New York Times, June 14, 2006

Left Behind Video Reflects Bigoted Apocalyptic Violence of Original Fiction Series, Talk To Action, June 12, 2006

Americans United Lawsuit Challenges Baltimore City Funding Of Baptist Outreach Program, Wall of Separation, June 12, 2006

DeLay Exits, Stage (Hard) Right, Washington Post, June 12, 2006

Apocalypse, Now a Lawsuit (Part 5), Talk To Action, June 12, 2006

Religion Running Roughshod Over Cancer Science, Truthdig, June 11, 2006

Young Christian Soldiers, Talk To Action, June 10, 2006

The DeLay Principle and God, Talk To Action, June 10, 2006

The DeLay Principle, The New York Times June 9, 2006:

"Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes," declared Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader, in 2003.

Mr. DeLay has since been dethroned, but the DeLay Principle lives on...

So a more precise statement of the DeLay Principle would be that nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes for very, very wealthy people, like the tiny minority of Americans who are heirs to really big estates. (note -- dominionists want to abolish the IRS and most taxes including the estate tax, and Tom "God-is-training-me" DeLay was king of the dominionists. )

Chris Mooney, 'The Republican War On Science,' NPR's Talk of The Nation, June 9, 2006 (Why don't they just replace the word "Republican" with the word "dominionist" since that is what the Republican Party has become?)

RCRC Responds to False Accusations by Protestant "Renewal" Groups, Talk To Action, June 9, 2006:

As more research and documentation about the "renewal" movement becomes available, there is greater awareness that this is a coordinated effort to undermine mainline Protestantism by exploiting certain issues. The ultimate goal is to render America's largest denominations incapable of standing up to right-wing politics.

The Religious Right And American Freedom: Fundamentalist Christian Forces Seek 'Dominion' Over The Lives Of All Americans, And They Just Might Be Near The Political Clout To Pull It Off, Church and State, June, 2006

Veterans Affairs Department Must Accommodate Wiccan Symbol On Memorial Markers At Government Cemeteries, Americans United, June 8, 2006

Jesus Loves A Machine Gun
It's the new 'Left Behind' video game, where you maim and murder and hate, all in God's name. Praise! S.F. Gate, June 7, 2006

Gay marriage ban goes down, Talk To Action, June 7, 2006

Retirement Account of DeLay's Wife Traced With Disclosure, Family's Known Benefits From Ties With Lobbyist Exceed $490,000, Washington Post, June 7, 2006

Revelation and Resignation (Part 3), Talk To Action, June 7, 2006

Onward Christian "Science", Talk To Action, June 7, 2006

Supporters Lose in Gay Marriage Ban Vote, The Associated Press, June 7, 2006

Southern Baptists and the Reconstructionist Blueprint, Talk To Action, June 7, 2006

Block the Vote, Ohio Remix, New York Times, June 7, 2006

Stand Up for Democracy With Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., CommonDreams, June 4, 2006

Anti-Abortion Law Passes in Louisiana, New York Times, June 6, 2006

Another week with the BWF, Talk To Action, June 6, 2006 -- one of the Institute on Religion and Democracy's renewal groups

Amplifying the mainline, United Church of Christ Newsletter, June 6, 2006:

Over the past nine years, prominent Religious Right leaders have appeared more than 40 times on the major Sunday morning new talk programs. But the principal leaders of the UCC, United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), American Baptist Churches, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Reformed Church in America, among others, haven't appeared once. Why?

Don't let a Political Wrong Define a Religious Rite, Dr. Welddon Geddy, The Interfaith Alliance, June 5, 2006

Communion Denied to Activists, Washington Post, June 5, 2005

The Ex-Gay Movement at the White House, Talk To Action, June 5, 2006

GOP buttons on their shirts and faith on their sleeves: Republican convention draws religious conservatives, Dallas Morning News, June 4, 2006 -- Last weekend with the Texas Republican Party

The Catholic Right, Part IV: William Donohue And The Politics Of The Catholic League, Talk To Action, June 4, 2006

Bush Calls for an Amendment Banning Same-Sex Nuptials, New York Times, June 4, 2006

Text and Images From "Left Behind : Eternal Forces" Promotional Trailer, Talk To Action, June 3, 2006

Antiabortion Oopsies in Texas, Talk To Action, June 3, 2006

Court Rejects Evangelical Prison Plan Over State Aid, New York Times, June 3, 2006

Kicking the Left Behind Video Game in the Ass, Dailykos, June 2, 2006

Reformation America, Talk To Action, June 1, 2006 -- about the Ohio Reformation and the Reverend Rod Parsley

Texas Takeover: New Report Examines The Religious Right's Grip On The Lone Start State, Wall of Separation, June 1, 2006

Rick Warren's Dirty Dominionist Secret, Talk To Action, June 1, 2006

Violent Video Game Marketed Through Mega-Churches (Part 2), Talk To Action, June 1, 2006