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Mitt Romney – Bio and Updates

Mike Daniels — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:52 +0000

Brief bio, poll positions, delegate counts, and regular news updates on GOP Candidate Mitt Romney. Related articles:

Newt Gingrich – Bio and Updates

Mike Daniels — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:34 +0000

Bio, poll positions, delegate counts, and news updates on GOP Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Related articles:

Ron Paul – Bio and Updates

Mike Daniels — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:20 +0000

Biography, poll positions, delegate counts, and news updates about 2012 GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul. Related articles:

Rick Santorum – Bio and Updates

Mike Daniels — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Bio, poll positions, delegate counts, and regular news updates for Presidential candidate Rick Santorum. Related articles:

Whingrich Challenging Florida Primary?

Mike Daniels — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:48:53 +0000

Newt Whingrich -- er, Gingrich -- has challenged the Florida primary delegate distribution. Why? Related articles:

Action Alert: Indiana to Consider Lord’s Prayer for Schools

Mike Daniels — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Never mind decades of jurisprudence declaring it unconstitutional . . . Indiana lawmakers want to pass a law allowing public schools to require recitation of the Lord's Prayer daily. Do their reasons for the legislation suit their solution? Or is this about something completely different? Related articles:

Scare-o-lina: Gingrich Projected Winner

Mike Daniels — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:15:09 +0000

Based on exit polls, and with only 3% of precincts reporting, ABC has projected Newt Gingrich the winner of the South Carolina Republican primary. Doubtless this success was due to Vermin Supreme not making the South Carolina ballot. Related articles:

. . . And Then There Were Four

Mike Daniels — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:48:57 +0000

Rick Perry has suspended his Presidential campaign and endorsed Newt Gingrich. This leaves Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, and Paul. Related articles:

Secular News Daily Joins Stop SOPA Strike

Mike Daniels — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:44:23 +0000

On January 18, 2012, Secular News Daily will redirect to www.sopastrike.com. We'll be back on January 19. Related articles:

Rick Perry – Bio and Updates

Mike Daniels — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:31:45 +0000

Bio and regular updates for Rick Perry. Related articles:

Rick Sanatorium’s Christian Sharia Fantasy

Mike Daniels — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:07 +0000

Rick Santorum has a fantasy -- one of Christian 'Sharia' law. He shares this vision with Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul -- though Paul adds a lemony twist of 'state's rights' to the mix. No related posts.

Romney, Paul Splatter Santorum All Over New Hampshire; ‘Other/No Preference’ Unity Ticket Beats Bachmann, Cain

Mike Daniels — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:57 +0000

Rick Sanatorium -- effectively tied for first in Iowa -- slid to a stop at fifth, with support in the single digits. Did Buddy Roemer beat Other and No Preference? The NH Primary results are in! Related articles:

Iowa Results: No Preference Beats Other

Mike Daniels — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:41:04 +0000

By now, you've seen who won the Iowa caucuses. But what about the rest of the candidates? How did No Preference do? What about Herman Cain? Related articles:

Michele Bachmann – Bio and Updates

Mike Daniels — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:33:06 +0000

Bio and ongoing updates on Michele Bachmann. Related articles:

Perry Now Prefers Dead Women to Medical Abortions

Mike Daniels — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:55:58 +0000

Tanking GOP Presidential hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry, in a pathetic and cowardly attempt to shore up his religious conservative base in Iowa, has thrown women under the bus, declaring his opposition to abortions which save the lives of pregnant women. Related articles:

The Creationists are Coming . . . to New Hampshire?

Mike Daniels — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:00:47 +0000

Republicans in New Hampshire have introduced two new anti-evolution bills for the 2012 session. One insists evolution be taught 'as a theory' and include the politics and religion of the scientists quoted, and the other requires teachers to instruct students not to accept an accepted theory as fact. Related articles:

Secular Coalition for America’s Candidate Scorecard, 2012

Mike Daniels — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:00:38 +0000

The Secular Coalition for America has released its Candidate Scorecard, rating all the Presidential contenders for 2012. Not surprisingly, most of the GOP field doesn't fare too well. Yet one outshines Obama in at least one category! Related articles:

Can Atheists Enjoy Christmas? UK Channel 4 Broadcasts Answers

Mike Daniels — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:19:52 +0000

Through Christmas, UK Channel 4 is airing a series of brief interviews with atheists, answering the question, "Can atheists enjoy Christmas"? They are all available now online. Related articles:

DiGiallonardo Sisters: A “Reasonable” Parody of “Do You Hear What I Hear”

Mike Daniels — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:00:14 +0000

Featured this week on American Public Media's Prairie Home Companion, the DiGiallonardo Sisters of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn sing their parody of "Do You Hear What I Hear," the classic Christmas carol. With a reason-and-science twist. Related articles:

Action Alert: Tell House to “Drop the SOPA” Today

Mike Daniels — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:48:49 +0000

On Thursday, HR 3261, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" or SOPA, will be considered by the House Judiciary Committee. It is strongly supported by Hollywood, but fought by free-speech advocates. No related posts.

Herman Cain – Bio and Updates

Mike Daniels — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:39:41 +0000

Bio, policy positions, and news updates on Herman Cain. Related articles:

Should Secular-Minded Americans Boycott Lowe’s?

Mike Daniels — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:00:16 +0000

In a cowardly move, Lowe's Home Improvement has caved to Religious Right pressure and pulled ads from "All-American Muslim", a reality show about Muslim families in Michigan. Should we care? Related articles:

Jesus vs. Rick Perry?

Mike Daniels — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:28:31 +0000

In this brief video, "Jesus" provides line-by-line commentary on Rick Perry's latest political ad about "Obama's War on Religion". Perry may "not be ashamed to admit he's a Christian," but Jesus sure is! Related articles:

The Cain Train Wreck: Why Now? Why Not Last Month?

Mike Daniels — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:52 +0000

It seems the 'affair' allegations have finally and completely derailed the Cain Train. But why? Why has it taken so long? Related articles:

Why Is Small-Town Bigotry Big-Time News?

Mike Daniels — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:11 +0000

Not long ago, attention whore Terry Jones burned a book. It made international news. Now, another case of small-town bigotry is all over the press. Is this an attack on Christianity, or something else? Related articles:

Does the ‘fine-tuning’ argument prove that there’s a god?

Mike Daniels — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:37 +0000

Imagine that God created the universe with the intention of providing a home for humankind in one small planetary village. What would we expect him to do? Twiddle the universe's knobs until everything worked right? Related articles:

Hear that ‘splat’? It’s Herman Cain’s campaign

Mike Daniels — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:46:45 +0000

In a rare instance, I agree with Tea Party Nation's Judson Phillips. Herman Cain is not fit to be President. Related articles:

Election 2011: Mississippi “Personhood” Prop 26, Ohio anti-union both fail

Mike Daniels — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:38:21 +0000

The right wing suffered substantive blows Tuesday as Mississippi's Personhood amendment, Proposition 26, and Ohio's anti-union bill both failed by solid margins, along with other Tea Party-backed measures. Related articles:

Next up: Jon Huntsman?

Mike Daniels — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:55:11 +0000

The carousel is turning in the amusement park that is the 2012 Republican primary season, and it looks like the next candidate to take center stage will be "Old One Percent", the perenially-ignored Jon Huntsman. Related articles:

More of Cain’s bumbling buffoonery

Mike Daniels — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:26 +0000

Incompetent blowhard Herman Cain has been on a tear of late, showing us all what a disaster he'd be as President. His latest? Yet another inexcusable foreign policy flub. Related articles:

Is Herman Cain really more of the same?

Mike Daniels — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:00:41 +0000

Herman Cain has made great efforts to set himself apart from the pack, saying how different he is. But his history as a Fed regional chairman, a lobbyist, and allegedly a repeat sexual harasser makes him sound pretty same-ol' Republican to me. Related articles:

Portland Humanist Film Festival coming soon!

Mike Daniels — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:00:56 +0000

This Veterans Day weekend, November 11-13, make a West Coast trip to the 2nd Annual Portland Humanist Film Festival! Related articles:

Libya’s transitional leader announces Islamist state

Mike Daniels — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:00:12 +0000

Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, leader of Libya's National Transitional Council, has announced that Islam will be the root of all Libyan law, and that laws which contradict the Koran will be nullified. Related articles:

Has Herman Cain peaked?

Mike Daniels — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:09:59 +0000

Over the last couple of weeks, Herman Cain has rocketed to the top of the GOP polls. But popularity brings scrutiny. Will he stand up to it? Related articles:

Breaking News: October 21, 2011 Judgment Day a no-show

Mike Daniels — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:29:16 +0000

Where's the end of the world? Did I miss it? Related articles:

Perry dull while Romney, Cain shine in debate

Mike Daniels — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:51:54 +0000

Last night's Washington Post/Bloomberg Republican debate wasn't so much a game-changer as a game-solidifier. The theme was the economy. Related articles:

Has Perry’s god forsaken him? Cain bumps into 2nd place

Mike Daniels — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:00:44 +0000

Mitt Romney still holds a modest lead, but Herman Cain has edged up into second place, knocking September's frontrunner into third in the Republican primaries. Related articles:

Baptist Joint Committee’s disappointing turn on “ministerial exception”

Mike Daniels — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:00:48 +0000

This week, the Supreme Court heard opening arguments on what has been called the most important religious liberty case in years. The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has taken a most disappointing position, filing a brief supporting the plaintiff. Related articles:

Romney bounces back into lead as Perry plummets, Cain rises

Mike Daniels — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:47:38 +0000

The more voters learn about Rick Perry, the less they like him. The more they learn about Herman Cain, the more they like him. And it shows in their poll numbers. Related articles:

Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan

Mike Daniels — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:10:10 +0000

Hermain Cain is gaining ground, in part because of his vigorously touted "9-9-9 Plan". What's that? Related articles:

Occupy Wall Street: Pundits suggest demands. Coffee Party plans own event

Mike Daniels — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:01:55 +0000

As the Occupy Wall Street protest gains media coverage and the support of professional activists, people are coming out of the woodwork with ideas for the protesters' "one demand that awakens the imagination". Related articles:

Cross watches over Tennessee town; so does FFRF

Mike Daniels — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:00:57 +0000

After repeated written warnings, a national state/church watchdog has warned Whiteville, Tennessee's mayor that a lawsuit is in the works over a Christian cross atop the town's water tower. Related articles:

More whitehouse.gov petitions of interest

Mike Daniels — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:00:23 +0000

I took a cruise through the entire list of petitions at whitehouse.gov today. Here are a few of particular interest! Related articles:

Democrats for Michele Bachmann . . . What?

Mike Daniels — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:01:33 +0000

In 2008, Republicans urged their rank-and-file to register Democrat and vote for Hillary Clinton, hoping to keep the Democratic primary battle raging and draining resources from the eventual election. Now, a Democrat suggests the same tactic. Related articles:

Even Muslims are caught up in 2012 paranoia

Mike Daniels — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:00:46 +0000

Not content to leave 2012 prognostication and paranoia to Westerners, a Muslim numerologist has leapt full-force onto the 2012 bandwagon with "evidence" that the Qur'an predicts death and destruction in that same year. Or something, anyway. Related articles:

Fox News poll puts Romney back in lead

Mike Daniels — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:52:41 +0000

In a Fox News poll closing 9/27, Rick Perry's lead is no longer melting . . . it's flowed away. Romney is ahead by four points. Related articles:

Whitehouse.gov petition: Change national motto to “E Pluribus Unum”

Mike Daniels — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:15:06 +0000

Church-state separatists have started a petition at whitehouse.gov to change the US motto to "E Pluribus Unum". I'm signing. Are you? Related articles:

Occupy Wall Street: Let the co-opting begin

Mike Daniels — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:57:05 +0000

As an assortment of unions voice support and celebrities pop up to cheer them on, the "Occupiers" think themselves to be gaining in a groundswell. Hardly . . . they're about to be drowned. Related articles:

Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics launches new website

Mike Daniels — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:00:11 +0000

On August 14, 2011, Pakistani Independence Day, the Pakistani Atheists and Agnostics officially launched their new website at www.e-paa.org. Related articles:

PFAW: GOP candidates should condemn Bryan Fischer’s bigotry

Mike Daniels — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:00:06 +0000

American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer will not only be speaking at the upcoming Values Voter Summit but will immediately follow Mitt Romney. Today, People For the American Way released a statement urging Romney and fellow Republican presidential candidates to condemn Fischer's bigotry. Related articles:

Huckabee feigns ignorance of Bryan Fischer’s bigotry

A constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United?

Mike Daniels — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:10:15 +0000

Two House Democrats have introduced legislation to amend the US Constitution and put an end to unlimited corporate political campaigning. Related articles:

Someone left Perry’s lead out in the rain

Mike Daniels — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:38:41 +0000

Now that the voting public is getting to know him, Rick Perry's lead is melting in the dark, all the sweet green icing flowing down. Related articles:

Comic: Bachmann on science

Mike Daniels — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:00:33 +0000

Calamities of Nature provides Michele Bachmann's opinions on various scientific "theories". Related articles:

“Occupied” Wall Street?

Mike Daniels — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:34:10 +0000

Back in July, Adbusters magazine began promoting a protest event, to be the American version of the Arab Spring. It started September 17. How's it going? Related articles:

9/20 update for Survivor: GOP

Mike Daniels — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:40 +0000

The Klowning continued last week with a Tea Party Express-hosted debate. Polls released after the debate show fluctuations but no changes in ranking. Other polls show Romney gaining recognition and positive intensity, while Bachmann and Palin plummet in this measure. Related articles:

Is GOP lineup a viral marketing ploy?

Mike Daniels — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:00:35 +0000

Viral marketing is everywhere. It's gotten so people see viral marketing where it isn't . . . and also miss it where it just might be. What is the GOP lineup a marketing campaign for? I think I know. Related articles:

No on 26: Mississippi “Personhood” measure would outlaw most birth control

Mike Daniels — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:00:26 +0000

Does life begin at conception? The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled last week that Mississippi voters can decide in November. Related articles:

Embryos Could Be People Too: Personhood Colorado, Mississippi Qualify Ballot Measures

Latest poll shows Ron Paul debate bounce, Bachmann decline

Mike Daniels — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:29:03 +0000

In the most recent poll of likely Republican voters, Ron Paul shows a bounce from last week's debate. Perry and Romney hold steady, while Bachmann continues her downward spiral. Related articles:

Ron Paul in third place? Really?

Mike Daniels — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:47:05 +0000

Ron Paul is heading into tonight's GOP debate in third place, having established a small but consistent 1-2 point lead over Michele Bachmann in the last week. Related articles:

9/11 memorial service to be secular, Bloomberg announces

Mike Daniels — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:00:47 +0000

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday that the 10th anniversary memorial ceremony of the 9/11 terror attacks on the Twin Towers will include no clergy. Christian Dominionists are predictably horrified and outraged. Related articles:

Bachmann insists that zombie Soviet Union is threat to America

Mike Daniels — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:00:35 +0000

If you thought Zombie Reagan was scary, wait til you get a load of Zombie Soviet Union! Related articles:

Christianist or Dominionist: What’s in a name?

Mike Daniels — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:21 +0000

A handful of terms are in use to describe Christians who want to control society. Other than consistency, does it matter which one is used? Are they interchangeable? Related articles:

Was Bachmann debate “submission” question offensive, sexist?

Mike Daniels — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:33:08 +0000

There were plenty of fireworks during last night's Republican debate in Iowa. Generally bypassed in analyses is a question asked of Michele Bachmann: "As president, would you be submissive to your husband?" Related articles:

Bachmann: My husband, to whom I am subservient in all things, is off limits

Neuroreality: A “scientific religion”?

Mike Daniels — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:00:09 +0000

Stand aside, Oprahists. Back up the bus, Pastafarians. Shove off, Scientologists. There's a new religion on the block, and it's "scientific". Related articles:

Pay for prayer? Christian Scientists demand Oregonians fund “spiritual health care”

Mike Daniels — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:00:30 +0000

The Christian Science church demands that the State of Oregon's healthcare exchange require insurance plans to pay for "spiritual health care" -- that is, prayer -- alongside real medicine. Related articles:

Bachmann: My husband, to whom I am subservient in all things, is off limits

Mike Daniels — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:14:40 +0000

Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann doesn't want the press checking out her husband's beliefs. Or anything else about him. But she has publicly declared herself subservient to him in all things; doesn't that make him as much a candidate as she? Related articles:

Reports: Bachmann’s husband got $161,000 in taxpayer dollars to practice discredited ‘ex-gay’ therapy

Anti-Jihadists’ missed opportunity

Mike Daniels — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:00:58 +0000

In Anders Behring Breivik, the anti-jihadist movement had an opportunity to prove their point. Instead, they chose to declare themselves innocent, thus setting their own movement back farther than Breivik ever could. No related posts.

Herman Cain gives thumbs-up to mosque bans

Mike Daniels — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:00:27 +0000

GOP Presidential candidate Herman Cain has announced that church-state separation means Americans can ban mosques from their communities. Related articles:

Baptists comment on FFRF’s Perry lawsuit

Mike Daniels — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:00:10 +0000

Earlier this week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a Federal lawsuit seeking to bar Texas Governor Rick Perry from sponsoring The Response prayer rally. The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has spoken up on the suit. Related articles:

Tea Party Nation slides from fringe to insane

Mike Daniels — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:00:05 +0000

A post emailed to all members of Tea Party Nation today illustrates the small organization's slide from semi-fringe conservatives to full-on loons. No related posts.

Help atheists win $50,000 for secular and humanitarian charities

Mike Daniels — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:00:22 +0000

The good folks at Reddit -- the r/atheism subreddit in particular -- are competing to win $50,000 for humanitarian and secular charities, and you can help . . . for free! Related articles:

Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry take national lead in latest Zogby poll

Mike Daniels — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:29:46 +0000

How can they both take the lead? Simple. Bachmann leads among declared candidates, but when undeclared candidates are added to the mix, Perry layeth the smack down. Related articles:

Bachmann takes lead in Iowa

Mike Daniels — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:41:09 +0000

Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann has surpassed Mitt Romney to take a narrow lead in the Iowa Republican's poll of 500 likely caucus-goers (6/26 - 6/30/11). Her favorable rating in Iowa is also higher than Romney's. Related articles:

Fools rush in: Bachmann and Santorum’s “Marriage Vow” pledge misstep alienates millions

Mike Daniels — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:00:21 +0000

GOP Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann became the first -- and probably only, other than nonentity Rick Santorum -- to sign on to a Religious Right group's sex-obsessed and racist "Marriage Vow" pledge. Related articles:

Religious Right groups and your tax dollars: It’s a bad marriage

David Barton and “slavery for nonbelievers”. Really?

Mike Daniels — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:00:29 +0000

David Barton. Just hearing his name makes my stomach turn. The man is on a mission to distort American history in his quest to "prove" the United States was founded as a "Christian nation". But does his website promote the enslavement of non-Christians? Related articles:

David Barton: US should use biblical justice, just as the Constitution says