I’m looking forward to hearing from those interviewed in the movie about whether they felt Maher depicted their views fairly. Given that one of Maher’s criticisms of religion is that people proof-text – i.e. find in Scripture a quote to prove whatever they want – it’s incumbent on him to be honorable in his use…

In the spirit of forgiveness, let me start with a few compliments for Religulous. It was funnier than I expected. To be sure, some of it was shooting fish in a barrel. Run a clip of Muslim describing Islam as religion of peace. Cut to buildings blowing up. Still, they had good comic timing and…

Yowza. This is a first. A Democratic group airing an ad arguing that the pro-choice Democratic candidate will do more to reduce the number of abortions than the Republican. In the ad, Doug Kmiec, the former Reagan administration official says Obama’s approach “drastically reduces the numbers of abortions.” On their website, Matthew25, which sponsored the…

In her interview with Katie Couric, Palin says one of her closest friends is gay. Interestingly, she describes it as a choice — a key dividing line between social conservatives (who argue that it is a choice) and many others who argue that homosexuals are born gay. Couric had asked about a seminar at her…

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