Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Commentary Tidbits

Indian Country Today Media Network: Christian Discovery as Source of Reservation Crime

The Nation: To Be American, Christian and Oppressed

Think Progress: Hate Group Encourages Parents To Pull Kids From Classrooms Of LGBT-Inclusive Teachers

Mother Jones: 14 Wacky "Facts" Kids Will Learn in Louisiana's Voucher Schools

The Way Forward: The Legacy of Jack Hyles

8 comments:

  1. thanks for the link yesterday Ahab. You are the best!

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  2. "Slave masters were nice guys"... WTF?!!

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    1. Knatolee -- Yeah, except for the treating-other-humans-like-chattel part, and the whipping part, and the forced labor part, and the sexual abuse part, and the forcible separation of families part ... UGH! Who are these people at Bob Jones press!?

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  3. Love that piece in The Nation. We were in SLC on the 1st and saw tons of people at the Chick-Fil-A

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    1. Donna -- A sad reminder of how far we need to go with LGBTQ rights.

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  4. Ahab, totally off topic, but have you heard about David Barton's book getting pulled by his (Christian) publishing company, Thomas Nelson? I'm giddy. I'm sure it's elsewhere, but I read about it on NPR's site.

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    1. Michelle -- I will include NPR's story on Barton in my next "commentary tidbits" post. Thanks for the heads up, though!

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