Christian theocrats believe they have superior rights than others

Camp Pendleton in California is one of the biggeest U.S. Marines military bases in the U.S. It is also a place recently where former marines put up a large 12 foot tall Christian cross on the top of a hill at the base. This type of act is unfortunately, very, very common....

War on drugs threat to our rights and waste of taxdollars

The drug war is destroying our liberties and rights. It must and has to end. Take this example: "Michelle Collette of Hanover, Massachusetts, sold Percocet, a prescription painkiller. "I was planning to do it just once," she says, "but the money was so easy. And I...

Atheists receive death threats on Fox News Nation

If there is one hard and fast rule about religious fundamentalists, they get very mad when there are a group of people who don't believe in their doctrines. Indeed, they get very angry when people dare to say their religion is balderdash. Well, if you are an atheist and...

Where have all the "support the troop" ribbons gone?

Something I have noticed, why are there so much fewer "support the troops" ribbons on cars? When George Bush was president, they were everywhere. Where have they gone? Did those conservative critics of Obama's handling of the military conflict in Libya, not care about the...

Do the police protect their own, no matter how wrong they might b

In this case, ask yourself, why was the citizen even charged? Nicholas Batchelor was assaulted by an off duty police officer, John Burke, who never identified himself. Burke thought the other man was referring to him when Batchelor swore at a car that had cut him off. So,...

How the religious right tell former addicts to hate gay family me

There are many people in the religious right who had lived, before they supposedly found their deity, a screwed up life. They were alcoholics. They were on drugs. Cocaine, heroin etc. They were depressed and suicidal. Well, once they find religion they judge gays as...

Why should sex parties be the concern of the government?

Dan Savage is a sex columnist featured in many alternative newspapers. He is a gay rights supporter (along with being gay himself) and the originator of the It gets better project. He wrote in his most recent column: "Last week the Portland Press Herald reported about...

The religious right once again use government to push religion

In the Alabama town of Bay Minettee you have two choices if you are convicted of a non-violent crime. Go to jail or go to church. The sheriff in that town has created such a program, because he believes it will have a positive impact on those convicted. Maybe, but...

Police raid on gay bar, sees numerous rights of patrons violated

   At the Atlanta Eagle, an Atlanta bar with gay patrons, police conducted a raid in 2009. A website dedicated to the memory of this raid, states on their website: "An independent investigation has confirmed that Atlanta police officers broke the law during...

Where have all the "support the troop" ribbons gone?

Something I have noticed, why are there so much fewer support the troops ribbons on cars? When George Bush was president, they were everywhere. Where have they gone? Did those conservative critics of Obama's handling of the military conflict in Libya, not care about the...

Atheists, here is a scoreboard for picking presidential candidate

Christian rightwing groups commonly endorse candidates for public office to impose their theocratic vision for America. They believe their deity is the head of state/government, and not the president. Well, Penn Jillette, has produced an atheist scorecard of the...

Does Herman Cain know anything at all about foreign policy? No, j

When asked a question if he agreed with President Obama's foreign/ military policy in regards to the African nation of Libya, by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, wannabe president and Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain engaged in a very long pause. Really long...

Why were the media censored by the NYPD during removal of Occupy

Why were the media blacked out from covering the removal of protestors from Zuccotti Park on the early morning of November 15th, by New York City police? A news helicopter was forced to land. Why? Why were the police suppressing media coverage and arresting and barring...

Wannabe Christian conservative Congressman showing hypocrisy

Gary Boisclair is a a Christian conservative running for the U.S. Congress in the state of Minnesota against Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison. Well, Mr. Boisclair believes that Ellison shouldn't be in the U.S. Congress because there are many bad things (which there are) in...

Is Fox News the propaganda arm of the Christian right-wing?

Fox and Friends (of Fox News) is quite simply, the mouthpiece of the religious right. While they rarely have atheist guests on (a few times a year), they regularly engage in atheist bashing. One of those atheist bashers is Father Morris, a Catholic priest who is obviously...