Reza Aslan trashes biblical literalism: The gospels are absolutely replete with errors
Religious scholar Reza Aslan blasted the idea of "biblical literalism" --- the core belief of fundamentalist Christianity --- by noting that the Bible was full of contradictions and historical errors.…
Mississippi Group Seeks to Declare Christianity a State Religion
An actual threat, or just "for show?"-OEN As a federal judge prepares to rule on Mississippi's ban on same-sex marriage, a group known as the Magnolia State Heritage Campaign is…
Full Marijuana Legalization Is Inevitable … But You Can’t Sell “Getting Trashed”
I've written before that three progressive issues have turned the corner in public acceptance, not at the same time, but in series, one after the other. Those three are: Marriage…
Swift-Boating Obama: A Conservative Obsession
By the 2012 presidential race, swift boating, once the tactic of a juggernaut of media-savvy veterans, public relations firms and advertising agencies, multi-millionaires, radio talk show hosts and conservative pundits…