Francis Schaeffer

Evangelicals Don't Believe Life Begins At Conception

Jonathan Dudley | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Abortion, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Francis Schaeffer, Evangelicals, Religious Violence, Christianity, Religion and Politics, Michele Bachmann Abortion, Christian Right, New Yorker Bachmann, Evangelicals and Abortion, Abortion Debate, When Does Life Begin, Evangelicals Don't Believe Life Begins at Conception, Evangelical, Religion News
Jonathan Dudley

It makes little sense to reject pacifism, to insist abortion is morally equivalent to the organized slaughter of millions of children and then to say that violence should never be used to end abortion.

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Setting the Record Straight: Michele Bachmann, Francis Schaeffer and the Christian Right

John W. Whitehead | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Michele Bachmann, Rousas Rushdoony, Christian Reconstructionism, Christian Right, Rick Perry, Evangelicals, Francis Schaeffer, Dominionism, Rick Perry Christian Right, Michele Bachmann Christian, Michele Bachmann Dominionism, Michele Bachmann Christians, Michele Bachmann 2012, Rick Perry Christians, Michele Bachmann Christian Right, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

No matter what the talking heads might say about Bachmann's so-called dominionist philosophies or Rick Perry's right-wing leanings, they are first and foremost politicians -- answering to a higher call that ends at the ballot box.

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Michele Bachmann Blames The Renaissance

latimes.com | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo's David, Philosophy, New Yorker, Michele Bachmann, Art History, Dark Ages, Leonardo Da Vinci, Christian Right, Tea Party, Francis Schaeffer, Vitruvian Man, Republicans, Florence, Arts News

Tea party queen and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is convinced that America is sinking into tyranny. Why? In a remarkable profile...

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Sex, Mom and Dad's Sins

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Fundamentalism, Religion, Edith Schaeffer, Frank Schaeffer, "Sex, News, Mom and God" by Frank Schaeffer, Francis Schaeffer, Religion News
Frank Schaeffer

"Your father demands sexual intercourse every single night and has since the day we married because he doesn't want to end up like King David," my mother used to tell me when I was a child.

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Abortion Politics Is Back Again (How I Helped Found the "Pro-Life" Fiasco)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Abortion, Republican Party, Francis Schaeffer, Roe v Wade, Ronald Reagan, C. Everett Koop, Religious Right, Abortion Politics, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Abortion is back in the news. The Republicans are turning to their old standby -- "life issues" -- once again. It has worked for them before. It may again.

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Franklin Graham, Religious Extremism, Dad, God and Me (Confessions of a Former Religious Nut Leader)

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Graham, Politics, Franklin Graham, Francis Schaeffer, Muslims, Frank Schaeffer, Religious Right, Media, Evangelicals, Religion News
Frank Schaeffer

There seems to be a consistent pattern when it comes to the right wing leadership of American religion: The louder the protest against "the lack of morals," the more likely it has been that the person doing the protesting is mired in doubt.

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Jesus For Jews, Or Something Like That

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Commentary Magazine, Evangelical Christians, Edith Schaeffer, Religious Right, Francis Schaeffer, Christian Zionism, Israel and Christians, Neoconservative Jews, Norman Podhoretz, Jews for Jesus, Christian Proselytizing, John Hagee, Chosen People, Christians and Israel, Religion News
Frank Schaeffer

There is no way to get on the inside of the who-is-chosen question without unpacking the quirky relationship Evangelicals have with Jews, both embracing them and condemning them to eternal damnation.

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The Stink of Right Wing Moral Failure Is About to Overcome America

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Far Right, Religious Right, Anti-Abortion, Elections, Republicans, Francis Schaeffer, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Make no mistake: the deep river of know-nothing sewage that flows just under the American surface is about to gush into view with the Far Right takeover of at least one part of our Congress.

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Understanding the "Reason" Why Fundamentalists Must Exclude Gays (and Other "Sinners")

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Franklin Graham, Hate Crimes, Gay Rights, Fundementalists, Gay Marriage, Crazy for God, Francis Schaeffer, Religion News
Frank Schaeffer

Fundamentalists have to "stand against all compromise" because they themselves are in a constant battle with temptation and these temptations lead to questioning what they say they believe.

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The Perpetual American Lynch Mob

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion and Politics, Religious Right, Tea Party, Francis Schaeffer, President Obama, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Who could vote Republican knowing that the Republican Party provides aid and comfort and cover to people who are working feverishly to turn the United States into a theocracy and/or a libertarian gun-toting free for all?

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Christian Conservatives Target Seated Judges

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Religious Right, Better Courts Now, Judges, San Diego, Politics, Francis Schaeffer, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

This latest round of an attack on our judiciary is just another shot fired in our culture war. If we want an American version of Iran: here's the "blueprint"-- just let the folks at "Better Courts Now," impost their "values."

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Glenn Beck and The 9/12 Marchers: Subversives From Within

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religious Right, Jerry Falwell, Glenn Beck, Senator Edward Kennedy, Jeff Sharlet, Sam Tanenhaus, Max Blumenthal, Francis Schaeffer, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Today the right wing America haters actually are doing to America what no "illegal" immigrants ever do: work to overthrow our democracy and replace it with a theocracy.

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Max Blumenthal vs. The Far Right "God" Of Dumb Hate

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: James Dobson, Republican Gomorrah, Focus on the Family, Republican Party, Francis Schaeffer, Max Blumenthal, Media News
Frank Schaeffer

Once in a while a book comes along about which one can say: If you love our country read this! Blumenthal's Republican Gomorrah is one such book.

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The Real Lesson Of Iran -- Beware America's Republican Mullahs

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Iran, Falwell, Dobson, Koop, Blackwater, Mullahs, Religious Right, Republican Party, Francis Schaeffer, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The Religious Right has been awash in anti-democratic (even anti-American) religious ideologues for the better part of 40 years.

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How I (and Other "Pro-Life" Leaders) Contributed to Dr. Tiller's Murder

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Religious Right, Roe vs Wade, Barack Obama, Dr. Koop, Francis Schaeffer, Dr. Tiller, George Tiller Murder, Pro-Life, Frank Schaeffer, Frank Schaeffer Tiller, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The same hate machine I was part of is still attacking all abortionists as "murderers." And once again the "pro-life" leaders are busy ducking their personal responsibility for people acting on their words.

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Big Time Evangelical Religion: Consumerist Individualism

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Schaeffer

Evangelical/fundamentalist faith entertains. It makes money. It nurtures a celebrity culture all of its own with its own TV stations, radio stations, book publishers author tours, rock concerts, etc.

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How I Destroyed the Republican Party

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Religious Right, Obama, Gay Marriage, Palin, Francis Schaeffer, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Evangelicals, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

It is ironic that McCain hammered the final nail into the coffin of the Republican Party by trying to reach out to "my" religious conservatives once again.

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Frank! As A Former Pro-Life Leader How Dare You Support Pro-Choice Obama?

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Rick Warren, Obama, Mccain, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Francis Schaeffer, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The Republican leadership is not pro-life. They are simply against abortion for reasons of political expediency.

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Dr. Dobson Has Just Handed Obama Victory

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Attacks on Obama, Dr. Dobson, Focus on the Family Radio Program, Richard Cizik, Crazy for God, Obama, Republicans, Religious Right, Francis Schaeffer, James Dobson, Barack Obama, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

With enemies like this, Senator Obama doesn't need friends. Dobson's comments will energize his fellow evangelicals to vote for Barack.

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A Warning to My Old Republican Friends: Screw Up The Obama Moment and You're History -- Literally

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Fox News, Dirty Tricks, Dr. Dobson, Race, The Republicans, Pat Robertson, Obama, The Religious Right, Francis Schaeffer, Barack Obama, The World's View of America, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The Republicans are going to look as out of touch a few years from now as did the isolationists and "America First" folks after World War II.

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McCain The Cad: A Study in Republican Hypocrisy and Why Obama Will (or Should) Win the Family Values Vote

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A New Level of Hypocrisy, Family Values, Cindy McCain, McCain's Divorce, Carol Mccain, Evangelicals, Francis Schaeffer, Rove, Bush, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

Evangelicals will have to reach a new level of hypocrisy to support McCain. The military code states you never leave a comrade behind -- but that's exactly what he did to his wounded and disfigured wife.

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