The Rev. James Dobson has issued a clarion call to this faithful that “Liberals Want Federal Abstinence Education Cut.” Read it here. The president has asked for $204 million for this sort of sex education. Dodson points to a recent study…
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Where Does the Anger Come From?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
With the flap over the Obama/Pastor comments and his historic speech, I’m reminded of my old friend and neighbor Yvette, an African-American woman from New Orleans. She and her husband Ernest left Irvine last July because of a job change…
Dem Wins Indiana Special Election
by Sean H. Mill • • Comments Off
Indianapolis City Councilman Andre Carson, a Democrat, won tonights special election for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District. Carson defeated Republican Jon Elrod by garnering 54% of the vote to Elrod’s 43%. Libertarian Sean Shepard was also on the ballot and received 2% of…
Religious Right Tool Avila Not Seeking Re-Election?
by Sean H. Mill • • 5 Comments
I just received word from a very reliable source that Rosemarie Avila will not seek re-election to the Santa Ana School Board and will instead run for the 47th Congressional District seat currently held by Loretta Sanchez. Avila pulled papers…
McCain Accepts Controversial Endorsement from MegaChurch Pastor
by Dan Chmielewski • • 10 Comments
The silly season in politics is in full swing; Senator Barack Obama had to reject and denounce an endorsement from former Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, even though the Illinois senator never sought or accepted such endorsement (and you…
Get Your Theology on Tap Tomorrow!
by Andrew Davey • • 1 Comment
Hey, everyone! Are you looking for something fun to do tomorrow night? Would you like to discuss issues of faith without feeling like you’re being “preached at”? And would you like to see a different kind of “church”? Great, then…
Michigan GOP Primary Results (ROMNEY WINS) AND Nevada Democratic Debate Open Forum
by Andrew Davey • • 5 Comments
Wow, it seems like tonight will be quite an exciting night in the 2008 Presidential Election! First off, we’ll be getting results from the Michigan Republican Primary. MSNBC is now projecting Mitt Romney to win Michigan, so we’ll now see…
