Richard Schiffman — Right-Wing Group Seeks Help Rewriting the Bible Because It's Not Conservative Enough

Liberal bias in the media pales in comparison to what you’ll find in your standard-issue Bibles, according to Conservapedia.com, a kind of Wikipedia for the religious right. The King James Bible, not to mention more recent translations like the New International Version (NIV), are veritable primers of progressive agitprop, complains Andy Schlafly, the founder of Conservapedia.com. (His mother, Phyllis, is an activist best known for her opposition to feminism and the Equal Rights Amendment.)

But not to worry. Andy Schlafly’s group is on the case, and they have invited you to pitch in. Well, maybe not you, exactly, but the "best of the public,” whose assistance is solicited in proposing new wording for left-leaning Bible verses.

AlterNet
Right-Wing Group Seeks Help Rewriting the Bible Because It's Not Conservative Enough
Richard Schiffman

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush — Why Pope Francis Is TimeMagazine's Person of the Year

Good representative expression of why Pope Francis is becoming a pivotal figure. He is energizing the peace and social justice movement in Christianity and submerging religious conservatism, which has been dominant at least in the media if not in actual influence. Ideologically, this is the worst nightmare of TPTB, since it has the potential of transforming the ideological frame that keeps them in power. This is a big deal and has the potential for catalyzing a new fair deal.

The Huffington Post
Why Pope Francis Is TimeMagazine's Person of the Year

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Senior Religious Editor and Baptist pastor