Pat Robertson is receiving criticism for telling a 700 Club viewer concerned about her husband flirting with other women that she should “make [herself] as attractive as possible and [not] hassle him about it.” In fairness to Robertson, his job as a pastor is not to take sides in America’s culture wars, but rather to [...]
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WWJD(if he were a misogynistic advice columnist)?
June 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics
Tags: Christianity·culture wars·Pat Robertson·religious right·sexism
Quick, Someone Explain Symbolism to Scalia
October 8th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Supreme Court
During oral arguments in the Salazar v. Buono case (involving the constitutionality of a 5-foot cross in the Mojave National Preserve), Justice Scalia clearly just didn’t understand what all the fuss was about. After Peter Eliasberg of the ACLU explained that the cross symbolizes, you know, something Christian-y, Scalia had this to say: The cross [...]
Tags: ACLU·Antonin Scalia·Christianity·cross·McNaughton·Peter Eliasberg·Salazar v. Buono·symbolism