On Friday, December 13, 2024, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission, an appeal from a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that this religious employer isn’t exempt from unemployment taxes (details here).[...]
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Bonhoeffer’s theory of stupidity (video)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (bio here) was an influential German Lutheran theologian and writer murdered by the Nazis. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Oklahoma schools boss wants kids to pray for Trump
Ryan Walters, Oklahoma’s controversial schools chieftain who put the Ten Commandments in classrooms, has issued another edict to public schools: Kids have to watch a video infused with politics and religion. In the video, Walters (photo, left) attacks teachers unions, claims religion is under [...]
If the Supreme Court legalizes anti-gay discrimination, it should require warning labels
lesbian couple spent a month on Instagram arranging catering for their planned January 2025 wedding. Then, when the couple met with the restaurant owner in person, she sprung Lucy-with-the-football on them, and told them, “I’m really sorry we’re not going to be able to cater your wedding” [...]
Evangelical leader likes naked children
Jason C. Yates (photo below) is the founder and former CEO of My Faith Votes, which is “part of a loose network of nonprofit organizations rallying support for Donald Trump through get-out-the-vote operations.” In this video, he talks about “the freedom we have in Christ.” Ya[...]
America is their land, not your land
They’re Christian nationalists, and they have a vision of America that doesn’t include you. They aim to “take over America for Jesus,” and J. D. Vance, Trump’s 2024 running mate, is their hero and torch-bearer. “They are extremely online, constantly posting on myr[...]
Will the Supreme Court base decisions on the Bible?
“A group of religious conservatives listed nearly a dozen Bible passages in an amicus brief filed with the Supreme Court” on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, in a case involving gender-affirming health care bans, Huffington Post reported (here). The Christian Bible is the world’s most p[...]
J. D. Vance’s jaw-dropping speaking engagement
“J. D. Vance will speak at an event on Saturday hosted by the self-styled prophet and political extremist Lance Wallnau, who has claimed Kamala Harris practices witchcraft and has written that the US is headed toward bloody internal conflict,” the Guardian reported on Friday, September 27, 2024[...]
America isn’t a “Christian nation”
Nor should it become one. We should remain a pluralistic society of many religions, and a land of religious liberty. Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, known for his clenched-fist salute to January 6 rioters (photo, left), told a conservative group that “Christian nationalism founded American democracy”[...]
July 10th, 2024 - 12:32 am § in Religion
“Men of God” aren’t always godly
Beware of people calling themselves “pastors.” Of course, there are many good and decent pastors, priests, ministers, and chaplains who are doing important work. It’s the few bad apples who make news. Many of those cloak their politics in religion, like this guy. Some are haters, a[...]