Archive for the ‘Catholic Demagogues’ Category

The Catholicization of the American Right Howard Schweber Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison In the past two decades, the American religious Right has become increasingly Catholic. I mean that both literally and metaphorically. Literally, Catholic writers have emerged as intellectual leaders of the religious right in universities, the punditocracy, the press, and the courts, promoting an [...]

Rick Santorum: ‘Science Should Get Out of Politics’ The Republican Party’s total war on science Rick Santorum is infamous as one of the most determined religious fanatics in US politics, an activist who believes Christian [he's Catholic] creationism should be taught to all American children in science classes, and a persistent Republican advocate for injecting [...]

Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011 11:59 ET At U.K. terror inquiry, Rep. King defends I.R.A. terror At a parliamentary hearing on Muslim radicalization, the New York Republican condones Irish radicalization [Is Catholic commissar Peter King the new Joseph (Catholic fascist) McCarthy and fueling a new Inquisition?] By Justin Elliott AP Rep. Peter King (R-NY) Rep. Peter [...]

Bill O’Reilly Stumped by Tides: ‘Unexplainable’ by Science By Alex Moore Tread lightly—this video is truly depressing. “Yo, God, it’s me, Bill. Can you explain how the tides work?” Today David Silverstein, president of the American Atheist Group went on the Bill O’Reilly show to debate whether god is real and whether religion is valid. [...]