Wednesday, February 27th, 2019
Stephen D. Foster Jr., - Church and State
Stephan: When I was a young teenager I met Pat Robertson socially several times. His father, who was the junior Senator from Virginia, and my father knew one another. He was then a young Marine officer, 12 years older than me as I remember, so we didn't do much more than shake hands and make small talk for a brief moment. He came across to me as an entitled little princeling, and I disliked him immediately. Age has not made him a better or wiser person, quite the opposite. But even this, as described by this report, surprised me. He really is despicable.
Pat Robertson
In another example demonstrating that Pat Robertson believes in persecuting non-Christians and indoctrinating children, the televangelist openly suggested that parents should beat their kids until they respect Christian beliefs.
During yet another shameful episode of the 700 Club, which runs on Disney-owned channel ABC Family, Robertson received an email from a woman who claimed that her grandson disrespects their Christian faith when they visit their daughter on Christmas and chose not to visit this past year.
“We declined going to our daughter’s house on Christmas this year because there is always an argument, hard feelings etc.,” viewer Karen wrote.
“One grandchild comes high on marijuana, cursing and challenging our faith. I correct him and have told my daughter to ask him to respect our beliefs, but he keeps it up. Our daughter says she is a Christian but will drink too much and offend her daughter and her husband. Were we wrong to not to attend another Christmas that leaves us upset or someone angry? I have shared my beliefs many times with […]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
TANA GANEVA, - Salon/Raw Story
Stephan: I think this is a very plausible assessment of the state of mental health of Donald Trump and the people that continue to support him. Today, according to fivethirtyeight, his ratings have gone up, and is at 42.6% approval. Really.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday to heap praise upon his ally Roger Stone, who continues to maintain his refusal to flip — even as Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, who once said he’d take a bullet for the president, begged federal prosecutors to not serve jail time.
Stone might be Trump’s most famous supporter — but there are millions of Americans who refuse to abandon the president regardless of the chaotic news cycle. A poll conducted over the summer found that many Trump supporters trust the President more than their own friends and family.
Raw Story spoke with Yale psychiatry professor Bandy X. Lee on why the president’s supporters show such undying devotion to a man who’s repeatedly reneged on promises and whose tumultuous first term has been filled with shake-ups. (Lee speaks for herself, not for Yale).
Raw Story: In your opinion, what are the emotions driving Donald Trump’s base?
Bandy X. Lee: The sense of grandiose omnipotence that he displays seems especially appealing to his emotionally-needy followers. No matter what the world says, he fights back against criticism, continues to lie in the face of truth, and above all is still president. What matters is that […]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
Sam Nickerson, - Reader Supported News/Eco Watch
Stephan: Pollution is good for you. White is Black, Up is Down. Hot is cold. Welcome to the world of Trumpian reality where neoliberalism thrives and where all that matters is money.
Credit: Ralf Vetterle Pixabay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April 2018 proposed relaxing standards related to how it assesses the effects of exposure to low levels of toxic chemicals on public health.
Now, correspondence obtained by the LA Times revealed just how deeply involved industry lobbyists and a controversial, industry-funded toxicologist were in drafting the federal agency’s proposal to scrap its current, protective approach to regulating toxin exposure.
The proposed change came just two weeks after a top EPA official contacted toxicologist Ed Calabrese, whose claim that low doses of carcinogens and radiation are healthy stressors akin to physical exercise that activate the body’s repair mechanisms has been panned by more mainstream researchers.
“I wanted to check to see if you might have some time in the next couple of days for a quick call to discuss a couple of items … ” EPA deputy assistant administrator Clint Woods wrote to Calabrese.
The EPA’s proposed regulation, signed by then-Administrator Scott Pruitt and published […]
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