Conservatives, Church vs. State, Educamation, S-E-X, Think of the Children, To Catch

Conservatives

• Hiding the True Jesus--"In reshaping American politics and society, the Christian Right has applied a distorted version of Jesus’s teachings, downplaying his pacifism and his contempt for wealth while emphasizing later revisions that didn’t threaten the powerful. That’s why Rev. Howard Bess says the search for the true Jesus is crucial."
• Sure, the Christian Right Champions Religious Freedom – For Themselves
• Growing up in Michele Bachmann's world--"Millions of evangelicals, including GOP candidates, are trapped in an alternative 'parallel culture' with its own standards of truth."
• Why Do Conservatives Hate Freedom?--"Since World War II, mainstream conservatives have opposed every expansion of personal liberty in the United States."
• Conservatives Trying to Rewrite the History of Civil Rights

Church vs. State

• David Barton Says Church Law Should Overrule Supreme Court Ruling
• Rep. Walter Jones likens church tax rule to Communism
• City wins church tax fight--"The city didn't violate state law or the Constitution when it began taxing a Pentecostal church after officials determined parts of the church's sprawling building on Mountain Road weren't being used for a religious purpose, the state's high court ruled yesterday."

Educamation

• Teacher Terminated: University prof who complained about crosses is cut
• 10 Frightening Things That Happen at Conservative Christian Schools That May Be Funded With Your Tax Dollars
• How Public Money is Funding Private, Religious Schools in Georgia

S-E-X

• Hugh Hefner: 'Repressed conservatives' waging 'war against sex'
• Right-wing sexual pathos--"Attempts to ban talk of birth control and homosexuality from classrooms reveal conservatives' deepest sexual fears." Salon
• Christians Still Teaching Sex Is Dirty in Public Schools
• New Tennessee law aims to curb teaching 'gateway sexual activity'
• SMBC: Exposure

Think of the Children

• Worried about online porn? Don't regulate the net – regulate your kids
• So How Do We Talk About This? When Children See Internet Pornography NYT
• Open Rights Group: Mobile filters censor innocent content

To Catch

• 'I Was Teenage Hockey Message Board Jailbait'
• Blast from the Past: Sex offenders must hand over passwords
• TWKUK: Grapist