What About the Mormon Fundamentalists?

June 16, 2008 Postmarks

Battle for the Minds

"...Takeover" that began in 1979 as the brainchild of fundamentalists Paul Pressler and Paige Patterson. They and their cohorts..."

May 16, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Hail Satan?

The Satanic Temple’s idiosyncratic quest to remind America about freedom of religion

"...up to counter a very concrete attempt by Christian fundamentalists to turn statehouses into pseudo-churches. Earlier this decade, lawmakers..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Argo

Ben Affleck directs this entertaining thriller about an unbelievable-but-true mission to extricate American hostages from Iran in 1980.

"...when the American compound was taken over by Islamic fundamentalists on Nov. 4, 1979. After 10 weeks holed up,..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Family Fundamentals

"...adult children of Christian fundamentalist “families.” Or is it fundamentalists with gay offspring that's under observation? Family Fundamentals wants..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The People vs. Larry Flynt

"...audacious film will undoubtedly be reviled by feminists and fundamentalists alike for its refusal to judge Flynt’s fleshy commerce...."

Jan. 10, 1997 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Letters at 3AM

War is how civilizations make love, so we should be careful of the partners we choose

"...element of 9/11 and its aftermath is that Islamic fundamentalists can only hurt us with our own inventions. We..."

April 30, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...northern occupied part, a well-known heaven for Chechnyan Islamic fundamentalists and bin Laden's associates...."

Oct. 19, 2001 Column

Contradictions of the 'Godly'

"...Hello editors, When one has experience debating religious fundamentalists, one commonly hears contradictory statements. So it didn't surprise..."

Jan. 12, 2004 Postmarks

Page Two

The current movement to restore public school prayer is an act of pure political nostalgia, a step backward toward our own theocracy.

"...What the fundamentalists really want is for the world to go back..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...we can do to alter the perceptions of Islamic fundamentalists. Blame-the-victim arguments often address the following:..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

The Antidote

New documentary examines the necessity of simple acts of kindness

"...end up with 42 grandmas. The evangelical ethicist teaching fundamentalists that they can love God and their LGBTQIA kids...."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Timbuktu

Jihad in Mali goes from comic to horrific in the blink of an eye.

"...all opposition goes underground. Whether it’s Nazis, jihadists, or fundamentalists of some other stripe, history shows us that passive..."

March 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Smitherman: It's Always The Quiet Ones

AG candidate flies to the far religious right

"...with comments about oil production (one must imagine the fundamentalists were agog for this), Smitherman suddenly took a sharp..."

Sept. 3, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Finding an SBOE Balance: District Roundup

SBOE contests around the state

"...considered an unreliable swing vote, sometimes siding with the fundamentalists at crucial moments. Amid charges that he had business..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

A Jihad for Love

What it's like to identify as both gay and Muslim is the topic of this brave documentary, which looks at the seemingly irreconcilable conflict.

"...this strategy of questing for acceptance from the religion's fundamentalists by those who do not wish to stray from..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How Audacious to Not Know Hebrew or Greek!

"...schools? And the Bible has surely been shortchanged by fundamentalists. After all, they say it is the actual, literal..."

Jan. 17, 2006 Postmarks

What's Wrong With Teaching Intelligent Design and Evolution?

"...intelligent design? And what's the big deal to right-wing fundamentalists about evolution? There's no conflict of interest at all..."

Oct. 18, 2005 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...hard time believing or trusting anything that any religious fundamentalists have to say about anything. Essentially, 9/11 was a..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Column

New Pledge?

"...hard time believing or trusting anything that any religious fundamentalists have to say about anything. Essentially, 9/11 was a..."

Oct. 21, 2003 Postmarks

Journalist George Crile on His 'Charlie Wilson's War'

Journalist George Crile believes that "something about Texas and its oil heritage seems to permit its citizens to reinvent their histories and to carry out their lives as if they were part of an ongoing theatrical experience." So, how does this relate to legendary Lufkin Congressman Charlie Wilson, the CIA, and Afghanistan?

"...Afghanistan a war-scarred country and a vacuum for Muslim fundamentalists. "What had struck me as a missing chapter demeaning..."

June 27, 2003 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Page Two

Al Qaeda could not have hoped for a more perfect response to 9 / 11 than the American invasion of Iraq.

"...how that plays out. Certainly, the hand of Iraqi fundamentalists will be strengthened. No matter what we believe, no..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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Our readers talk back.

"...and initiated immense resentment against the United States. Islamic fundamentalists are no different than any other extremist religious organization..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...and initiated immense resentment against the United States. Islamic fundamentalists are no different than any other extremist religious organization..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

Splendor

"...and chaos (in the form of giant, ant-headed alien fundamentalists) is just around the corner. Or perhaps the bad..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...We won't be seeing any billboards welcoming Baptist fundamentalists to the upcoming Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film..."

Aug. 8, 1997 News Feature

The Lemon Twigs, Obongjayar, the Zombies, and Ambré Added in SXSW 2023’s Second Lineup Drop

With a whopping 301 musical artists

"...Representing on the guitar front, we have New York fundamentalists Sunflower Bean reprising a 2022 appearance, grunge-and-folk-leaning indie act..."

Dec. 7, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: Flip Dictum

Wherein the Luv Doc engages in some easy moralizing

"...head honcho is just a goon for nitwit Christian fundamentalists can't be healthy for anyone's self-esteem, even someone with..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by The Luv Doc

Read The Platforms

"...from fertilization to natural death.” Goodbye Roe v. Wade. Fundamentalists will control education, quash gay and trans rights, and..."

Oct. 12, 2020 Postmarks

Five Arty Things This Weekend

What’s happening in the Austin arts scene this weekend?

"...of death. Pagans? You’re welcome. Heathens? Cordially invited. Religious fundamentalists? Ah, hell, you’re all gonna die, too – come..."

June 13, 2019 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

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