Showing posts with label Roy Moore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Roy Moore. Show all posts
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Right-Wing Christian Support for Kavanaugh & Dismissal of Male Violence Towards Women: Fight to Keep Patria Potestas as Foundation of "Christian" Culture

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary David Badash, "' Not Relevant': Franklin Graham Says Alleged Kavanaugh Assault Just Something ...
Saturday, December 30, 2017

My Response to Timothy Keller on Rebranding White U.S. Evangelicalism: Going to Take a Lot More Than Rebranding

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A much-needed gloss on Keller's commentary, in my view: he asks if evangelicalism can survive Donald Trump & Roy Moore? The hi...

At Year's End: Discussion of What to Do About the Now-Toxic Brand of White Evangelicalism in the U.S. — A Project That Should Go Well Beyond Rebranding

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Wow. Some eye-popping details from @JonathanMerritt regarding a study of America’s 100 largest churches: 1. None are LGBTQ-affirming ...
Friday, December 15, 2017

Not Even Close: Knowing Exactly Who Roy Moore Is, Majority of White Alabamians — and White Evangelicals Overwhelmingly — Tried to Put Him in Senate

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8 in 10 white evangelicals & 6 in 10 white Catholics & Mormons elected Donald Trump, claiming "pro-life" motivation. ...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Hot Takes on Moore Defeat: White Evangelicals Did It! It's All About Abortion! (And Why Masterpiece Cake Will Likely Prevail)

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Some takes on the Alabama election I should have anticipated, but did not: 1. Though 80 percent of white evangelicals in Alabama  cas...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Roy Moore Defeated, But Polling Data Tell Us Why We Have Miles and Miles to Go Before We Jubilate — Fusion of White Nationalism and White Christianity Remains Potent Toxic Challenge

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Roy Moore rides away on his horse after voting in the Alabama Senate election. Here's what to watch in today's hotly contested r...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

CNN Asks, "Roy Moore, Jerusalem and LGBT Rights: Why Is Religion So Divisive?" My Response in Twitter Thread

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Why is "religion" so divisive, Burke asks? And then he launches into a description of precisely who, in American culture, is us...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Roy Moore's Strongest Supporters? White Evangelicals — New Poll Results

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1. New Washington Post poll out of Alabama has Democrat Doug Jones just leading Republican Roy Moore. But WaPo did something new: they b...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Roy Moore's Attack on LGBT People at Baptist Church Yesterday: "They Are the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender" Folks Spearheading Resistance to Him — The Narrative Line We Must Not Miss

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There is a narrative line in these disparate textual pieces. A narrative line emerges when you put them together, and it's a narr...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Miguel de la Torre on How Christianity Has Died in the Hands of (White U.S.) Evangelicals, and a Bunch of Other Good Commentary

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From ordained Baptist minister Miguel de la Torre , who was raised both Roman Catholic and Southern Baptist , and who teaches social et...
Monday, November 20, 2017

In Today's News: "If Jesus Christ Gets Down Off the Cross and Told Me Trump Is with Russia, I Would Tell Him, 'Hold on a Second. I Need to Check with the President'"

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Astead W. Herndon , "Why evangelicals are again backing a Republican despite allegations of sexual misconduct":
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

More Moore (Roy, That Is): Why White Evangelicals Can't Quit Their Man, and the Horrors Posed by "the Alabamization of This Country"

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8 in 10 white evangelicals & 6 in 10 white Catholics & Mormons elected Donald Trump, claiming "pro-life" motivation. ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

More Commentary on Why Roy Moore's Evangelical Supporters Won't Abandon Him (Hint: Look at How They Reponded to Trump's Boasts About Sexual Assault of Women)

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Alabama voters may send a serial child molester to the United States Senate simply because he claims to be a Christian and is not a Democ...
Monday, November 13, 2017

New Accuser Comes Forward to Say Roy Moore Assaulted Her When She Was a Teen, 53 Pastors Sign Letter Supporting Moore

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The stories keep coming along, and I think it's important to keep blogging about them:

"In the Darkest Timeline, Where Republicans Have No Shame": Top White Evangelical Leaders Stand by Their Man in Alabama

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If true. If true. If true. All these men have opinions on my marriage and your uterus, sight unseen. But hand them a story told by a dozen...
Saturday, November 11, 2017

Charles Pierce on Roy Moore as Exactly What Republicans Are All About Now: "Wake Up and Smell the White Supremacist Theocracy"

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I'd rather have a pedophile in office rather than a democrat any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Pedophiles only screw kids whil...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Trending on Twitter: #RoyMooreChildMolester — "I Never Thought I’d See the Day When Pedophilia Became a Divisive Issue Within the GOP"

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Democrats are divided on single payer healthcare. Republicans are divided on pedophilia. #RoyMooreChildMolester — Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSpor...