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Would Jesus torture?

By Andy Birkey | 05.13.09 | 2:35 pm

gary_bauerThe Associated Press asks prominent evangelicals and leaders of the religious right if Jesus would condone torture. Some evangelicals say every life is sacred and torture is not peaceful and…

‘McBrilliant!’ Where ‘values’ voters meet, controversy follows

By Andy Birkey | 09.15.08 | 8:24 am

Every year hundreds of religious right leaders gather in Washington, D.C., to talk values and voting. At this year’s Values Voter Summit those values included some whoppers: a racist caricature of Sen. Barack Obama, fear-mongering by Gary Bauer, a campaign to save California from evil “homosexuals,” and the constant hyperbole of U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.

The Values Voters Summit features a “who’s who” of the religious right, but who wasn’t there? Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, an absence that organizers weren’t very happy about.

MnIndy video: Protesters plague RNC pro-life party in honor of (no-show) Sarah Palin

By Andy Birkey | 09.03.08 | 8:08 am

Three-hundred-year-old religious right gadfly Phyllis Schlafly organized a “Life of the Party” party on Tuesday for pro-life delegates and politicians. The event was rife with bitter disappointments for the crowd, however. First delegates were met at the door by…

Bachmann to be featured guest at reception honoring scandal-plagued Alaska governor Palin

By Karl Bremer | 08.29.08 | 12:00 pm

Editor’s note: MnIndy published this piece on Monday, and we’re foregrounding it again now in light of Palin’s VP nod today.
Michele Bachmann will be a featured guest at the “The Life of the Party Party,” a reception…