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Gohmert and Allies Support Call For Massive Censorship of Art

Posted on April 20 2011 by Congress Watcher

H. Res. 211, if passed, would give congressional endorsement to the designation of the first weekend in May as a national celebration of an ancient Judaic equivalent of Islam’s sharia. That old religious law includes the command to refrain from creating most kinds of artwork.

Carter’s Mystery Bible of Democracy

Posted on July 16 2010 by Congress Watcher

When Congressman John Carter seeks to push the United States into a Biblical frame of reference for government, he pushes the nation away from the principles of democracy.

Christianity But Not Confucius For Theocracy Caucus In Congress

Posted on October 30 2009 by Congress Watcher

Wherever one stands on the question of just how the ideas of Confucius should be categorized, it’s clear that some of the opposition to H. Res. 784 was not at all based in a loyalty to the separation of church and state

Charles Lollar: Life Starts At Conception, Bible in the Emergency Box

Posted on October 4 2009 by Congressional Aid

“I think that life starts at conception, but you don’t have to build a platform off that.” – Charles Lollar, chairman of the Charles County Republican Central Committee in Maryland There are practical consequences of such a belief that have the potential, if enacted, to radically restrict Americans’ liberty. Mr. Lollar has recently declared his [...]

Paul Broun Opposes Jesus On Tort Reform

Posted on September 13 2009 by Congress Watcher

Paul Broun may talk about representing Christian values in Congress, but when it comes to tort reform, he stands directly against the teachings of Jesus.

The Buffoonery of Paul Broun

Posted on May 24 2009 by Congress Watcher

If he were more reflective, Representative Broun might see that efforts to mix church and state in defiance of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights doesn’t help Christianity at all, but turns people off, leading them to look for alternatives to following the Bible.

Resistance To Climate Action Scuttles Back To The Bible

Posted on April 2 2009 by Congress Watcher

John Shimkus is arguing that if you’re a good Christian, you should let the coal industry have its way. Polluting the atmosphere without restraint is what God wants.

Anti-Secular Anti-Islam Theocracy Law Gets 31 Sponsors in Congress

Posted on May 22 2008 by Congress Watcher

Holy theocracy. That’s what 31 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have in mind. The 31 members of Congress that you see below have officially given their support to H.Res 598, a resolution “supporting the goals of the Ten Commandments Commission” and making a federal government campaign to urge “obedience to the commands of [...]

Year of the Bible Has No Support From God or Christian Nation

Posted on May 12 2008 by Congress Watcher

Do Christians really believe that the Bible is such an anemic piece of literature that it needs the support of a nanny government to coddle it and protect it from competing ideas? If you are among those who believe in the Christian God, do you really believe that God is weaker than the Congress of the United States of America?

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