I HATE TODDLER & TIARAS: Especially when mom dresses her toddler as a hooker (see video here). Can anything good… READ MORE

OF GOD AND LITTLE GREEN MEN: In “Where Is Everyone? Prospecting for extraterrestrial life,” Jennifer Wiseman reviews Jeffrey Bennett’s Beyond… READ MORE

RICK PERRY: LIBERTARIAN, THEOCRAT, OR NEITHER? Dana Millbank argues for theocrat. Brian Lee argues, against Millbank, that Perry is neither.… READ MORE

HEH. “I’m a Dominionist? I had no idea.” After reading Bill Keller and Ryan Lizza, I was determined to investigate… READ MORE

RIGHT OR WRONG? “The Tea Party has a point about religion and the founding fathers.” In broad outline, Theo Hobson… READ MORE

FIRST AMENDMENT ETIQUETTE? “Thou Shalt Not Say ‘Jesus.’” Americans have the right to use Jesus’s name (or the name of… READ MORE

DID IRENE HAVE A PURPOSE? “The Speculation-Derision-Relief Cycle of Natural Calamities.” The fact that this speculation-derision-relief cycle must occur after… READ MORE

DOMINIONISM AND ANTI-DOMINISM: Michelle Goldberg thinks Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann are devotees of Rousas John Rushdoony and other theocrats.… READ MORE

BECAUSE AMERICANS ARE RELIGIOUS? “Why Religion Will Matter in 2012.” These earlier observations stand up today in scientific surveys. Gallup… READ MORE

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: “The Cause of All the Trouble.” It’s hard to imagine a vision for this country that’s… READ MORE