Culture Warriors category archive
American Taliban 0
A caller shares some stories about the antics of what he I think most aptly refers to as “Talibangelicals.”
Aside:
I was brought up Southern Baptist before the Texans took over the Southern Baptist Convention, or, to put it another way, when the SBC was sane.
I’ve read the Bible multiple times (mostly the Jerusalem translation, because in my opinion it best blends modern English with lyricism). It was a great comfort to me when my first marriage broke up. Nevertheless, I must say I haven’t read it recently, mainly as a visceral reaction to the antics of right-wing they-call-themselves Christian evangelicals merchants of hate.
These “Talibangelicals” worship no Jesus that I know.
Republican Family Values 0
Yearning for the good old days.
Establishmentarians 0
Long-time Baptist pastor Stephen Jones argues that right-wing extremist they-call-themselves Christians get it precisely backwards:
Follow the link for context.
Republican Thought Police 0
At AL.com, Williesha Morris catalogs the crazy. A snippet:
One library in north Alabama even flagged a book for removal because the author’s last name is Gay.
Read the rest.
Deep Uncovered 0
So much for attorney-client privilege.
Establishmentarians 0
Peter Montgomery reports on efforts by right-wing they-call-themselves Christians to keep the spotlight off their efforts to piggy-back on Donald Trump and turn the United States into a theocracy. Here’s a tiny bit:
Much, much more at the link.
Republican Thought Police 0
In the course of a longer article about the Republican Thought Police in Alabama, Dr. Robert O. White II reminds us something George Orwell once wrote:
Follow the link for the rest of White’s article.
Courting Disaster 0
Arizona Republicans choose to dishonor native daughter Distinguished Extinguished Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of Stinkin’ 0
The editorial board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tells a tale of devolution.
Establishmentarians 0
Hal Crowther tries to figure out how, despite the evidence and the testimony of those who have worked closely in his administration, Republicans cling to Donald Trump. The entire piece is worth the few minutes it will take to read, but this bit in particular caught my eye:
No Place To Hide 2
I think it’s safe to say that the internet invasion of privacy has been out of hand for quite a long time. and it certainly has more than its share of nefarious.
Here’s some nefariousness with an establishmentarian twist. Here’s a snippet from a report by the EFF:
Establishmentarians 0
E. J. Montini finds an irony in Arizona Republicans’ desire to post the Ten Commandments in public schools:
Follow the link for context.
Republican Family Values 0
“Suffer the children” is a Republican family value.
Aside:
See the comments that Thom mentioned regarding the Heritage Foundation at this link.
As one who trained as an historian specializing in U. S. Southern, it seems to me that the “heritage” that the “Heritage” Foundation claims to represent is little more than unreconstructed white Southerners’ myth of the “Lost Cause” dressed up in Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.
Establishmentarians 0
What Jesus is not reported to have said, but what they believe:
Go ye therefore and make disciples of all nations, by force if necessary.
Establishmentarians 0
Elie Mystal looks at the recent court decision in Alabama and sees a pattern:
And, speaking of patterns . . . .