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Guest AuthorMarch 24, 2015

In public, GOP leaders are climate change deniers. In private, they understand climate change perfectly well. The difference is that disclosure doesn’t serve the party’s purposes. Climate change denial – against the backdrop of accumulating science and fact – is like an electrical charge stimulating the Republican base. Here are the GOP’s Ten Commandments of […]

Julie DelegalMarch 16, 2015

I have to laugh, or else I’d be crying. Certain religious fanatics offer a constant supply of fodder for TV comedians and columnists like me. Who doesn’t poke fun at Pat Robertson’s contention that “demonic” religions (like Buddhism!) can infect items you buy at the Goodwill store? But in truth, Christo-fundamentalist ideology is dangerous. As […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 9, 2014

De facto, the United States has devolved into a theocracy. Religion — or, more exactly what a relative handful of schemers has perpetrated in the name of religion — has trashed the Constitution. The Founders would be appalled. But, either because they are afraid of burning in hell or, more importantly, not getting or staying […]

Tag: God

The GOP's Ten Commandments on Climate Change

Julie Delegal: Faith, fear and climate science

Stephen Goldstein: Don’t oppose same-sex marriage in God’s name, or she’ll get even

After brutal storms, Gov. DeSantis declares state of emergency, activates Florida National Guard