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Sharia Hysteria: Dancing with Bigots

By Dan | Published April 29, 2011
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As we have reported, an Arizona attorney and white supremacist who traffics in anti-Muslim and anti-black bigotry created the model legislation for House Bill 911, an anti-Sharia bill that passed the Texas House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee last week. And who is supporting HB 911? One supporter testifying in favor of state Rep. Leo [...]

Posted in ACT! For America, Islam, Leo Berman | 7 Comments |


Berman’s Portable Goal Posts

By Jose | Published April 28, 2011
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Say what you will about Texas state Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, you have to give the man credit for becoming a master at moving the goal posts. Unless you were nowhere near a TV or computer on Wednesday, you missed the big dose of widely verified reality the White House dropped on the world when [...]

Posted in Barack Obama, Leo Berman, political extremism | 4 Comments |


Talking Points

By TFN | Published April 28, 2011
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From today’s TFN News Clips: “Are you kidding me, Earth Day in the schools? We’ve got to save the Earth? I mean, that’s like a tick . . . trying to save a whole heard of cattle. I mean, ticks go along for the ride, they don’t manage the cattle, they don’t tell them where [...]

Posted in climate change, David Barton, Talking Points | 2 Comments |


The Successful/Failed Amendment

By Jose | Published April 28, 2011
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Texas state Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, may have succeeded and failed at the same time.

Posted in religious right, Wayne Christian | 3 Comments |


They’ll Say Anything

By Dan | Published April 27, 2011
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The religious right is angry again (so what else is new?) with President Obama. This time religious-right pressure groups are attacking the president (and closet Muslim, right?) for not issuing a proclamation in honor of Easter. Here’s a Twitter post on Monday from David Barton, head of Texas-based WallBuilders: @whitehouse fails to release #Easter Proclamation [...]

Posted in Barack Obama, religious right | 7 Comments |


The Man Behind the Sharia Hysteria

By Dan | Published April 26, 2011
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So who is really behind House Bill 911, the proposed Texas legislation that supporters say will stop the mythical threat of Sharia law from being imposed on Texas? As we’ve said before, scratch the surface of the anti-Muslim hate and hysteria promoted by far-right pressure groups in this country and you’ll sniff the familiar stench [...]

Posted in David Yerushalmi, Islam, Leo Berman, Randy Weber | 4 Comments |


Publisher Proposes Creationist Materials

By Jose | Published April 25, 2011
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A 2009 decision by the Texas State Board of Education has enabled creationists to once again try to mess with science in public school classrooms in Texas. Read the Press Release from the Texas Freedom Network and the National Center for Science Education The Texas Education Agency has released proposed supplemental web-based materials for science [...]

Posted in creationism, evolution, intelligent design, science, Science adoption (2011), State Board of Education | 22 Comments |


Celebrate the First Amendment

By Jose | Published April 25, 2011
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Our friends at the San Antonio Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State are extending an open an invitation to their “First Amendment Day Celebration,” next Saturday, April 30. “First Amendment Day Celebration!” Celebrating the Constitution and the Bill of Rights 1 – 4 p.m., Saturday, April 30 Radius Center, 106 Auditorium [...]

Posted in Events | 1 Comment |


The Week in Quotes (April 17 – 23)

By Jose | Published April 24, 2011
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Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond.

Posted in The Week in Quotes | 3 Comments |


Terry Jones Does Something Good

By Jose | Published April 22, 2011
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Terry Jones has popped up again getting another hit of his addiction: media attention. Jones, the controversial pastor from a small church in Florida who threatened to burn the Quran, then didn’t, and then did, is in the press again for a protest he planned for today — one of the holiest days in Christianity [...]

Posted in Islam, religious right | 11 Comments |