by Shandra Martinez | Dec 14, 2011 | News
(RNS) Don’t let the strains of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” over the store’s audio system fool you. Barnes & Noble is “against” Christmas. So says the conservative Christian group, American Family Association, in its message to supporters in its annual...
by James L. Evans | Apr 15, 2011 | Opinion
For years now the American Family Association based out of Tupelo, Miss., has been the self-appointed watchdog of all things moral in the media. This vigilant band of TV, movie and magazine detectives has kept a close eye on anything overtly sexual or profane that may...
by James L. Evans | Nov 26, 2010 | Opinion
It took me a long time but I think I have finally figured it out. In the United States, shopping is our religion, department stores are our temples, flyers and newspaper ads are our Scriptures, and sales clerks are our priests. It’s the only explanation that...
by Bruce Prescott | Dec 17, 2009 | Opinion
The citizens of Ashville, N.C., recently elected an atheist, Cecil Bothwell, to serve on their city council, but North Carolina’s state constitution prohibits anyone “who shall deny the being of Almighty God” from holding public office. Article VI of...
by Robert Parham | Nov 30, 2009 | Opinion
Humanists, atheists, Christian fundamentalists and cable talk-show hosts are again launching verbal grenades in the Christmas wars. Last year’s outbreak was so successful that the American Humanist Association (AHA) has launched another holiday campaign with...
