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Yesterday, Bryan Fischer doubled down on his view that the First Amendment does not recognize claims of non-Christian religions. He wrote: The leftwing political websites lit up over my column of last week in which I took the position that the First Amendment provides no guarantees to practitioners of the…
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In 2008, John McCain sought and won the endorsement of megachurch pastor John Hagee. However, within months, McCain rejected the endorsement principally because of unflattering remarks made by Hagee about Catholics. Now fast forward to 2011 and GOP candidate lookalike Newt Gingrich is courting Hagee’s congregation. Christian Post has the story: Former Speaker of…
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Last Friday, Eugene Volokh analyzed Bryan Fischer’s claims about the First Amendment and found them wanting. You’ll remember Mr. Fischer, I’m sure; I have written about his views a few times. Last week, Fischer said: Islam has no fundamental First Amendment claims, for the simple reason that it was not written…
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From Indianz.com Press conference to announce settlement in Indian abuse suit Friday, March 25, 2011 Filed Under: Law A press conference is being held this morning to announce a $166.1 million settlement for victims of abuse by Jesuit priests on reservations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. The Tamaki…
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I asked the question, Is Bryan Fischer the New GOP Kingmaker?, in a January 19 post. Apparently, in Iowa, socially conservative GOP candidates believe they must pass through Fischer’s radio show on their way to a GOP victory. As I proposed here and here, this is lunacy and will come back…
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UPDATE (3/25): NTV Uganda has the report described below in my original post last night. The Parliament has not spoken on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill but yesterday the Museveni administration did, saying that the bill’s provisions will be covered in other legislation. Roll the tape: While this is a positive development,…
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In the wow, just wow category, Bryan Fischer continued his supremacist ways by stating that constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion applies only to Christians. To wit: Islam has no fundamental First Amendment claims, for the simple reason that it was not written to protect the religion of Islam. Islam…
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Crosswalk and the Christian Post published this article last week but I want to put it up here too. The American Family Association refuses to comment officially on the supremacist views of Bryan Fischer but I believe they should. In this article, I quote some evangelical leaders who comment on…
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NARTH really wants to be on the same page with Francis Collins, the current Director of the National Institute of Health. Or at least they really want you to think they are. NARTH is now accusing Exgaywatch editor of somehow duping Francis Collins into criticizing a NARTH article by Dean…
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I am posting on Timothy Shah’s Christianity Today article about Uganda as I have time. Rather than posting one long response, my schedule has been friendly to shorter efforts. In this one, I want to point out that Mr. Shah makes some assessments of David Bahati that are not based…
