Monday, June 25, 2007

The Wonderful World of Magical Thinking XXI

The week in fundie:

  1. The Religious Right post-Falwell. (Americans United for the Separation of Church and State)
  2. A library in South Carolina has been forced to cancel its summer programs after receiving threats and accusations that it was "promoting witchcraft." (Via Pharyngula)
  3. Lesbians kicked off a bus for for kissing. (Via Morons.org)
  4. Queensland National MP Barnaby Joyce: "If Christian people do not put their view forward that Australia is a Christian state, then within a short period of time, [. . .] another religion might fill the vacuum." (Via Unbelief.org)
  5. An Italian village has opened a criminal investigation into the film version of The Da Vinci Code, in response to complaints by local clergy. (Dispatches from the Culture Wars)
  6. The Exclusive Brethren cult, which bans sex ed and ICT in its own schools, is planning to sponsor one of the UK's publicly-funded "faith schools." (Bartholomew's Notes on Religion)
  7. Study: social dysfunction higher in America's Jesus states. (Dispatches from the Culture Wars)

Bill Maher on Jesus Camp