Louses Of The Holy

From Tristero, here's a brilliant essay on the abuse of religion in public debate. My favorite paragraph:

And liberals should not buy into the right wing framing of the issue that equates a well deserved disrespect for cynical political operatives with disrespect of religion. Most of this country, left, center, sideways and right, is religious. We all have an equal obligation to respect others and disrepect others who deliberately violate that respect for political gain. The right wing have shown themselves increasingly intolerant of everyone who disagrees with them. The time is long overdue to tell them to take their fake piety and shove it.

Tristero's also got some great stuff on the extent to which the crackpot delusions of Laurie Mylroie have infected the highest levels of the Administration.