Army's Prescription to Combat Solider Suicides: Christianity
pubrecord.org — A recent edition of the U.S. Army’s suicide prevention manual advises military chaplains to promote “religiosity,” specifically Christianity, as a way to deter distraught soldiers from taking their own lives, which in recent months, according to one veterans advocacy group, has reached epidemic proportions. (Submitted by jleopold) More...
Hannity suggests Christianity compatible with torture
rawstory.com — Sean Hannity's religion doesn't get in the way of his support for torture. "You know what, I don't have any problem taking his head sticking it underwater and scaring the living daylights out of him and making him think we're drowning him," declared Hannity, "and I'm a Christian." (Submitted by veredictum) More...
Army Soldier Says He Was Force-Fed Christianity, Sues DOD
pubrecord.org — A U.S. Army soldier who was allegedly forced to attend fundamentalist Christian themed events and sued Secretary of Defense Robert Gates claiming his First Amendment rights were violated should not be permitted to seek relief in federal court because he failed to take his grievances to his superiors, the Justice Department said in court documents. (Submitted by jleopold) More...
Born-Again Christian Tries to Burn Down his Church 4 times
blogs.ocweekly.com — Thirty-year-old Izad Chavoshan could get up to 20 years in state prison if he is convicted of the three felony counts of arson, one felony count of attempted arson and a hate crime sentencing enhancement against him. What the hell happened? (Submitted by Bukowsky) More...
Teabaggers attack Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel
americablog.com — Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust, took issue with the Teabagger movement's disgusting comparisons of health care reform to Nazi death camps. The 'Baggers responded with typical class: "The jews need to clam up and accept the fact that they are in a Christian country." "This hollowcost thing is totally overblown by the jewish." Disgusting. (Submitted by Verchiel77) More...
Bishops Press Obama to Strike Provision on Abortion Funding
foxnews.com — A coalition of Christian leaders -- including New York's Archbishop Timothy Dolan -- are putting heat on the White House to strike down any provision in the Senate's health care reform bill that allows abortion coverage in federally subsidized plans. (Submitted by bettverboten) More...
Palin's Strange New Christianity - What The Media Missed
religiondispatches.org — In May 2008, Bruce Wilson, co-founder of the blog Talk2Action, made a short video featuring a recording of Pastor John Hagee preaching about how God had sent Hitler to hunt the Jews and force them to Israel. The media picked it up. In the '08 election Sarah Palin - whose church emphasizes miracle healing and raising the dead, got a pass. (Submitted by theocracylooms) More...
"Prayer Treatments" Would Be Covered Under Healthcare Bill
latimes.com — The measure would put Christian Science prayer treatments -- which substitute or supplement medical treatments -- on the same footing as clinical medicine. The provision was inserted by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) with the support of Democrat Sens. John Kerry and the late Edward Kennedy -- both of Massachusetts, home to the Christian Science headquarters. (Submitted by weirdralph) More...
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