Warren Throckmorton
The Political Shenanigans of Michael Peroutka and David Whitney in Maryland
Our old friends Michael Peroutka and David Whitney are up to some shenanigans in Maryland. Since we last looked in on the Christian reconstructionist, Constitution-bending duo, Institute on the Constitution founder Peroutka apparently was evicted from or quit the board of the League of the South. The League isn’t saying and Peroutka doesn’t respond to…
Read MoreMars Hill Church and the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, Part One
On March 7, Mars Hill Church’s Board of Advisors and Accountability issued a statement about several matters of controversy involving Mark Driscoll and the church. One issue was the change of governance in 2007. The BOAA said: CHANGES TO GOVERNANCE For many years Mars Hill Church was led by a board of Elders, most of…
Read MoreNew Psychology Blog From David Myers & Nathan DeWall
Myers & DeWall Talk Psych is a new psychology blog that I will visit regularly. In my view, David Myers is the premier social psychology educator in the nation and Dewall has done important work in the field as well. Anything Myers touches is of high quality and I suspect this will become a popular…
Read MoreOpen Forum: Why Pray Before Government Meetings?
The prayer case in Greece, NY and the one in Maryland I mentioned yesterday started me thinking about why such prayers are being offered and contested. I recognize the First Amendment implications of such cases and have interest in preserving religious liberty without establishment of Christianity as a preferred religion. However, I also thought of…
Read MoreMD County Official Uses Faux George Washington Prayer in Violation of Judge's Order
A First Amendment case is brewing in Maryland involving sectarian prayers and a prayer book wrongly attributed to George Washington. The prayer recited by Commissioner Robin Bartlett Frazier Thursday that she said is from George Washington has been proven to not belong to the first president, but is often used by Christian Conservative politicians, according to…
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