Is Irony Dead?
Congressman James Comer Jr. (R-KY) is the current ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. In January, when the 118th Congress is seated, he is set to become the Chairman … Read More
Category: Christianity
Commentary|| Rape, Incest, or the Health of the Fifty-One Senate Votes
As a practicing Democrat, I have endured the slings and arrows of the conservative-Christian community for years. I have heard that caring about the poor, taking the stewardship of the … Read More
Hey, gals! If you’re tired of the ‘soy boy swamp,’ this new ‘Christian’ dating site is for you!
Yoo-hoo, ladies! You’ve hit the manly man trifecta: conservative, biblically correct dudes who want to marry you as soon as effing possible! How can you refuse? A new “traditional” dating website, … Read More
Membership in US Churches Has Dropped to 47%
The Gallup Poll has results that may seriously rattle everyone’s assumptions of American society and politics. From 1937, the first time they started asking about church membership, to 1999, about 70% of Americans told Gallup … Read More
Tennessee Pushing to Make Bible the State Book
Tennessee is at it again. State Rep. Jerry Sexton is trying for the third time to get the legislature to say that: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE … Read More
GOP senator says people shouldn't vote on Sundays because 'in God we trust' is printed on money
As you listen to this, remember that Southern slave owners used the Bible to defend slavery for generations. Also, NASCAR races are often held on Sundays. And Cracker Barrels are … Read More
Moon Shot and Flag.1969..Trump hate and Flag weaponized 2021. How far we have fallen is unspeakable
1969 1969, a day of pride and glory 2021, a day of shame and hate 1964 displaying gallows for hanging It is unbelievable how far we have fallen instead of … Read More
Q-Republicans, Who's Your Daddy?! Why The KKK of course.
Kelly J. Baker is a writer and scholar of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. She sees frightening similarities between that culture and the violence at the Capitol on … Read More
MyPillow guy reassures D.C. deludenoids: 'Donald Trump was picked for eight years by God, not four'
I’ve seen clips of Trumpies insisting they’ll be at Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2021. They’ve already booked their rooms and everything! Come on! Of course he can still win! … Read More
Multiple GOP Senators Planning Coordinated Objection to EC Count
Moscow Mitch is losing control of his caucus, GOP Senators have long ago lost all respect for democracy, and the country is losing its mind watching all of it. Multiple … Read More
“One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?” part 5
This post in the Anticapitalist Chat supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx #WeeklyMarx “I have joined a family, and like all families, it's full of shit.” – … Read More
Teleminister and gay bigot who blamed COVID on the “sins of fornication” has died of the pathogen.
Irvin Baxter is the pentecostal minister and televangelist that hosted The End of the Age. He was the founder of End Time Ministries. He died of Coronavirus As you can imagine, this … Read More
Evangelicals..What part do you not understand? Proverbs 12:16
If you are agruing or discussing the vote to a person who claims to be a Christian please ask them to explain this because they are going to have to … Read More
The Atlantic: In private, Trump says all evangelical preachers are 'hustlers'
It doesn’t take preternatural insight to see Donald Trump isn’t a religious guy. “Two Corinthians” was a big tip-off, as is the fact that he’s the apotheosis of the Seven … Read More
Troubling two months to go as Trump the arsonist claims he's a firefighter
The are numerous attempts to make the election closer, few credible. Trump’s accelerationism is like Emilio LIzardo hitting a wall with a faulty overthruster in the film Buckaroo Banzai. This remains … Read More
It does not take Extraordinary Cognition
In 2015, writer, Ramesh Ponnuru wrote a scathing rebuke in the National Review of President Trump’s sister, then federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry. Like most who oppose partial-birth abortion, he … Read More
Trump's Evangelicals and How to Woo Them
There’s a major story in the Sunday New York Times about Trump’s hold on evangelical Christians: ‘Christianity Will Have Power’ The headline is a quote from the same speech Trump … Read More
after Trump's 145 retweets: Trust the plan. Enjoy the show. Expect more mischief
Fortunately Twitter decided to rein in QAnon, one of many cults projecting both the main tenets of Trumpism but also serving as a channel for non-domestic malign actors to invest … Read More
Roger Stone claims he found Jesus, and Jesus promptly let him out of jail
Oh, and Trump’s detractors are “satanic.” Because of course they are. In a deeply corrupt move that would have made Richard Nixon vomit his small intestines, Donald Trump recently commuted … Read More
How Do We Get Out of this Racial Timeshare?
On November 4, 2008, Barack H. Obama, was elected the 44th President of the United States, needless to say, he was the first black man or woman to hold that … Read More
Trump's the worst POTUS* since Buchanan, but better in the original gibberish
It's almost like the United States has no President – we are a rudderless ship heading for a major disaster. Good luck everyone! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March … Read More
Irreligious nut Trump suggests reopening churches just for Easter
In his perpetual and largely successful quest to convince easily gulled rubes that he’s the most most Christiany Christian who ever Christianed, Donald Trump continually goes through the motions to … Read More
Krugman Fixes COVID-19 Blame on GOP Denialism; I'll Add Fundamentalist Christianity
As usual, Paul Krugman makes an excellent point. Today’s column, This Land of Denial and Death, lays it out in clear and damning words: Incredibly bad leadership at the top … Read More
Trump's daily coronavirus press conference devolves into a Christian My Pillow commercial
I only wish I were kidding (second tweet): x The My Pillow guy Mike Lindell says this: “God gave us grace on November 8, 2016, to change the course we … Read More
Trump knows 'Dear Leader' is gone if you get Philadelphia, Milwaukee & Detroit out to vote #GOTV
The moral imperative remains, to remove Trump no matter who the Democratic candidate might be. Regardless of one’s moral compunctions, the deadly prospect of continuing the Trump regime cannot justify defecting … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Saint Sebastian's arrows aren't like Saint Valentine's
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
'Asking Trump to understand morality is like asking a person born blind to understand color'
With all due respect to Pete Wehner, an evangelical Christian, former George W. Bush White House aide, and the author of the above quote, this analogy undersells Donald Trump’s depravity by a … Read More
Trump, Anti-Semitism, and the Apocalypse
This is going to seem a little screwy, but given the age we’re living through, it may fit right in. I am concerned whether some of Trump’s actions are deliberately … Read More
Jay Sekulow is a busy person. When he is not fronting for Trump, he is pounding drums of all kinds.
I was interested in just who Jay Sekulow is. I found out he is a very busy man. He is so busy that he is the perfect person that Trump … Read More
Insecure IMPOTUS displays 2016 electoral map during prayer event
First of all, no one is stopping kids from praying on the football field (see first tweet below). Secondly, liberals don’t want to “prohibit religious expression.” I support every American’s right to … Read More
Never Trumper video obliterates the President's pretend Christianity, morals and, values.
I’m just sharing this video on how Republicans, the Never Trumper republicans organized as the Lincoln Project, are slamming the orange dingleberry and, his death cult bullshit disguised as religion … Read More
Trump — yes, Trump — says Buttigieg is 'trying to pretend he's religious'
Yes, Mr. “Two Corinthians” himself. The apotheosis of the Seven Deadly Sins. The porn star fucker. The inveterate conman. Mr. “Drink My Little Wine and Eat My Little Cracker.” The … Read More
Neal Katyal: the impeachment trial could take longer perhaps because Trump fears the truth
We’re all appreciating the history of the moment, even as we are appalled that Trump continues to evade an accounting of the truth of the Arms for Dirt Scandal. Neal … Read More
How What You Read At Work Is Like Chum In The Water For Sharks To Trump Supporters.
I don’t believe in engaging Trump supporters because 1) I don’t want to get into trouble at work and 2) I haven’t been able to change anyone’s mind on anything … Read More
The Republican Party brings you holiday miracles
The holiday season is a special time of year for Americans of all faith traditions. The arrival of Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s brings good cheer and joy to family, … Read More
The evangelical meeting that convinced Trump he is the Chosen One, and why I believe it to be true
No matter how hard the rightwing media is trying to spin the upcoming Evangelicals for Trump rally in Miami as a good thing, everyone outside the cult knows it’s a … Read More
'Christianity Today' gets big subscription boost after calling for Trump's ouster
It’s a Christmas miracle! I’m not going to subscribe because, well, I can only afford so many barmy right-wing Christian magazines, and I’ve been trying to get off Boys’ Life’s … Read More
#KremlinAnnex protest Saturday week 75
x TGIF! How are you doing, #resisters? Still feeling good after Trump’s impeachment by the House? 🇺🇸 We had a good time chanting and singing, making noise while #IMPOTUS is … Read More
#KremlinAnnex Thursday protest week 75
x #KremlinAnnex tonight! IMPEACHED! https://t.co/hlooV6DZju — Kremlin Annex (@KremlinAnnex) December 20, 2019 x Welcome to the #KremlinAnnex week 75!!!! Thank you, America!!!! https://t.co/5W6wtK8cCE — Kremlin Annex (@KremlinAnnex) December 20, 2019 … Read More
We're Being Ruled by Sadists
Ever since he showed up on the national stage, Trump has been called — with good reason — a narcissist, a megalomaniac, a disordered personality. But he is also a … Read More
Today is Sunday…A few questions to an evangelical on the street corner in a red county yesterday.
Yesterday was an interesting day of sorts. Every once in awhile there will be street preachers on the street here in North Central Florida. I was heading to get a … Read More
I thought it was Halloween..Not April fool's. Televangelist (Paula White) joins The White House .
ROFL at how hypocritical this bag of orange bones really is. I did not know Individual # 1 had a pastor. Paula White ( a televangelist from Florida) will be … Read More
Do-nothings, Know-nothings and Trump-nothings…
It has been widely accepted that the “Third Rail” of politics is tampering with Social Security benefits. Similarly, the third rail of conversation is religion. Buried beneath the press but … Read More
Trump spiritual adviser claims everywhere she stands is holy ground, including the White House
Let’s see. Where’s the vomit emoji on this thing. Kos? Anyone? Help? Donald Trump has spiritual advisers, apparently, and for some reason they’re not remedial Sunday school teachers. Other than … Read More
Trump tariffs 'could result in a Bible shortage'
Well, that’s karma — or whatever the Christian equivalent of karma is. Eternal perdition? Because that’s what they’ve given us … So now this is happening: Because they elected Donald Trump, … Read More
Wisconsin governor flies rainbow flag over Capitol, GOP lawmaker thinks he's being repressed
I’ll never understand people who can look at a symbol of love and inclusion and see only hate and divisiveness. But that’s today's Republican Party for you. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers … Read More
Mourning someone important to me
He was born as Alexandros Vapheides near Piraeus in Greece in October 1934, meaning he was about 11 ½ years older than me. Until I read obituaries today I did … Read More
Blase Bonpane: Reflections on the Passing of a Lodestar
Blase Bonpane (photo credit: R. Colby) By Alan Minsky, Executive Director | Progressive Democrats of America Since I first began working alongside Blase Bonpane around the beginning of this century, … Read More
The anti-abortion movement isn't about abortion.
(Yes, I know I’m still on vacation — the photo is from Mestia, capital of the Svaneti region of the High Caucasus — but once again the news won’t let … Read More
If conservative Christian theology is really true, abortion is the only moral choice
Those goofy bastards in Georgia have painted themselves into a lot of corners by declaring, through legislative fiat, that a very young fetus is actually a person who’s due all … Read More
