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Religious Right Watch: Obamageddon is nigh!

By Andy Birkey | 10.28.08 | 12:43 pm

The religious right never goes down without a fight, and given the dwindling chance that their candidates, Sarah Palin and John McCain, can win the White House, they’re taking the fight to extreme new levels. Prominent figures are comparing supporters of Sen. Barack Obama to the Nazis, warning that God will condemn Americans if they don’t vote for McCain, accusing Obama’s family of witchcraft and foretelling a future when Christianity is criminalized by an Obama administration. Are you prepared for Obamageddon?

God’s Army: A short guide to Sarah Palin’s religious worldview

By Andy Birkey | 10.02.08 | 2:02 pm

Media coverage of Sarah Palin during the run-up to her debate with Democratic counterpart Joe Biden has focused increasingly on her apparent ignorance in matters of policy and public affairs, and understandably so. But it’s an open question whether all the things Sarah Palin doesn’t know are really more disturbing than the things Palin believes she does know as a function of her religious faith.

Here’s a guide.

Video: Sarah Palin’s anti-witchcraft blessing from Kenyan minister Muthee

By Steve Perry | 09.25.08 | 4:55 pm

Two versions. The first is a short-form two-minute excerpt of witch-expelling Kenyan evangelical Thomas Muthee bestowing his blessing on Sarah Palin at the Wasilla Assemblies of God church in 2005. The second is a 10-minute clip that includes…