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Short Takes
Wall of Separation: Sandhya Bathija spots theocratic trends as Religious Right groups seek to impose "religious law."
Blue Oasis: Apparently Franklin Graham (son of Billy) provided Sarah Palin with a ride on a plane registered to his non-profit, tax-exempt charity, Samaratin's Purse, so she could have dinner with the Grahams during her book tour. (Hat Tip to Buzzflash)
TFN Insider: Cathie Adams, head of the Religious Right group Texas Eagle Forum, was elected chair of the Texas Republican Party.
Bilgrimage: William D. Lindsey notes the "troubling" bipartisan Religious Right rally, recently staged in North Little Rock, Arkansas. "The religious right seems to be in overdrive in my area right now, as well. Recently, our Democratic senator Mark Pryor collaborated with our Republican former governor Mike Huckabee to sponsor a huge religious rally in North Little Rock... This rally violated church-state separation in troubling ways. The city of North Little Rock provided $10,000 to help sponsor it, and around the time it took place, bibles were distributed in public schools in the same city."
Salon.com discusses imprecatory prayers aimed at Obama -- notably those by Rev. Wiley Drake, the former Second Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention. |
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