A new lawsuit has been filed against the Cheatham County, Tennessee school system over a range of church/state violations including allowing Bible distribution in classrooms, teacher-endorsed prayer at football games and school-sponsored prayer at graduation ceremonies and the te …

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A Democrat in Congress has called for changes to the IRS rules on church issue advocacy. That's not likely to change, but perhaps some transparency is in order.

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A MARTA bus driver is on suspension following allegations that he forced passengers to pray before allowing them to exit the bus.

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Susan Hutchison and her dominionist linkage

Much buzz is going on lately regarding Susan Hutchison in the race for King County Executive (and leadership of the Seattle metro area in general)--one thing that has been poorly publicised so far is her extensive and documentable linkage to multiple dominionist groups.

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We always knew it would come to this. It's never really about abortion, it's about sex - and punishing the people who think they can act like sluts and get away with it instead of feeling God's wrath!

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Demonstrating His generosity and love, God did not smite the State of Kentucky with a terrorist attack today, even though a judge has ordered that references to the almighty in the law creating Kentucky's Department of Homeland Security be stricken:

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In an 18-page order, Judge Thomas Wingate said the General Assembly created an official government position when it passed a law requiring the office to acknowledge "the dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth."

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Could it be divine intervention that's kept Florida safe from hurricanes since Gov. Charlie Crist took office? Crist told a group of real estate agents Friday that he's had prayer notes placed in the Western Wall in Jerusalem each year and no major storms have hit Florida.

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Mikey Weinstein asked me to pass along this statement from an Army office and West Point graduate about the constant problems he has faced in the military from aggressive Christian superiors who have badgered him relentlessly about his own religious views.

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A mayoral candidate has resurrected a controversy over Creationism at the Tulsa Zoo. A push to exhibit the Christian story of creation at the Tulsa Zoo failed four years ago. Republican candidate for Tulsa mayor, Anna Falling, is bringing the issue front and center.

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I've just finished watching the current affairs program, Four Corners. Tonight's show was about so-called child 'witches' in Nigeria. I've heard a little about this, but I had no idea it was so horrific.

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Joel's Army Mythos 101: Not your grandmother's Christianity

Over the past few days, I've written articles for Wayang Party on the international involvement of Joel's Army groups in the steeplejack of AWARE 1 and the actual agenda of the American-based "Christian Nationalist" group Focus on the Family 2.

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Hot off the presses it's The American Patriot's Bible, a toxic mixture of fake history, fundamentalism and ignorant nationalism. The stupidity begins with the product description on Amazon:

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Here's yet more video evidence of Christian groups using soldiers to proselytize Muslims in a war zone, this time in Iraq. The video is of an Army chaplain and officer, Capt.

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The AWARE steeplejackers and their deep connections to Joel's Army and American dominionists

Thanks to a few Singaporean friends (who shall remain anonymous), I had become aware of a disturbing development--an attempted hijack of a major women's NGO.

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Have You Noticed 'Dominionism' In Your Workplace?

Dominionism refers to the belief among some self-described Christians that they should have "dominion" over, well, everything of course! Religious movements such as Christian Exodus and Quiverful have garnered attention in recent years by asserting this belief, regardless of what …

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AWARE: Proof that sometimes the good guys win.

A few days ago, I had reported onhe steeplejacking of AWARE, a women's NGO in Singapore (which effectively operates as *the* major NGO that focuses on women's issues); the rough equivalent of what happened in the US would be if (for instance) the National Organisation for Women h …

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A Steeplejacking of a Women's NGO In Singapore: A rare glimpse at how Joel's Army groups work in practice

Just in case people thought dominionism was a problem restricted to the US or Australia or Canada: Dominionism is unfortunately a global problem.

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Poisoned, Persecuted, and Tortured: American History Through the 'Christian Nation' Lens

If you search Newsvine for the tag "Christian Nation," you'll find plenty of articles on the subject.

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Parents of two elementary school students last week filed a lawsuit against the St.

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In a memorandum distributed last month at the Air Force Academy in response to several recent complaints about religious bias, base leaders reminded faculty members that "the Air Force is 'officially neutral' when it comes to belief systems." The memorandum said cadets sh …

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Criticism is building against Georgia's University System for employing faculty members who are academic experts in such areas as oral sex and male prostitution.

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