Category Archives: Cult of Life

The Usual Suspects

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Usual Suspects”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis ad aired in the middle of Rachel Madoff’s show last night on MSNBC: Statements like “the storm is coming” are classic Kulturkampf, but now they have been wrapped up in the language of liberty … Continue reading →

Posted in astroturf politics, Cult of Life, Culture Wars, hostile birth movement, Kulturkampf, National Organisation for Marriage, Opus Dei | Leave a comment

They’ve Already Lost

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “They’ve Already Lost”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI can’t say it any better than Chez Pazienza: “It’s too late for opponents of gay marriage; they’ve already lost. The genie is out of the bottle, he’s fabulously dressed, and there’s no putting him … Continue reading →

Posted in Cult of Life, Culture Wars, globalization, gun culture, NRA, Red Dawn, Red Dawn remake, Red Dawn scenario, Republican tinfoil hattery, Second Amendment, shooting sprees, Teh Wacky™ | Leave a comment

Hostile Birthing: the Quiverfull Movement

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Hostile Birthing: the Quiverfull Movement”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI’ve written before about the largely-Protestant Quiverfull Movement, which has some ideas about family size that would make the Pope happy. NPR’s Morning Edition ran a radio article about them this morning laying … Continue reading →

Posted in Clash of Civilizations, Cult of Life, Culture Wars, Kulturkampf, Quiverfull Movement | 2 Comments

Cult of Life

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Cult of Life”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThere’s a scene in And the Band Played On in which a CDC researcher asks a woman whether her husband ever had sex with another man. The husband lies dying of AIDS in the next … Continue reading →