Stan Moody
Contributing Writer
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Author Stan Moody has served in the Maine Legislature, was a prison chaplain and has written scores of articles on prison reform. He is a board member of Solitary Watch and has received the ACLU-ME Civil Liberties Baldwin Award. Stan’s articles can be read at http://www.scribd.com/stanmoody and https://moodyreport.wordpress.com
Stan is pastor of the Meeting House Church in Manchester, ME, holds a Ph.D. in Theology and has written a number of books on the effects of the Christian Right on American politics, including: "Crisis in Evangelical Scholarship" and "McChurched: 300 Million Served and Still Hungry"
Latest Articles
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Gulag America and the Doctrine of Inherent Goodness
As our prisons overflow and our rockets blast holes in real estate thousands of miles away, gated communities shape our values as a nation...
May 16, 2011
- Stan Moody
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The Gulag Supremacy: Judgment in the Hands of the Christian Right
Winning or losing; in power or out, the Christian Right is relentless in advancing its agenda. Neither logic nor reason nor truth will stand in their way.
May 11, 2011
- Stan Moody
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The Death of bin Laden: Doomsday or Renewal
Chris Hedges sees the bin Laden execution as the end for America. Others see it as the end of a national nightmare. The answer lies in which side we take.
May 5, 2011
- Stan Moody
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War and Prison: Instruments of Christian Darwinism
While we have been dismissing the Christian Right as an anomaly in American politics, its dominionism remains consistent - survival of the self-righteous.
Apr 28, 2011
- Stan Moody
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Maine Wants a Piece of Arizona's Immigration Law
We are in trouble when private prisons begin lobbying in favor of tougher sentencing...A bill in Maine would back door a stake in Arizona's immigration law.
Apr 21, 2011
- Stan Moody
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Prison Requiem: Thomas Joseph Hart
The mentally ill languish in our prisons, defined by their crimes.Tom Hart was a hard case and died as he lived - homeless and angry, unable to function.
Apr 15, 2011
- Stan Moody
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What Would Jesus Do with a 9mm Glock?
It being the nature of right-wing politicians to create enemy lists, Maine is no exception...One legislator has gotten carried away with dividing us up...
Apr 5, 2011
- Stan Moody
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Prison Rape Reform Makes Strange Cell-Fellows
Evangelicals, the ACLU, the Church of Scientology and George Soros share a common goal - the end of prison rape. Grover Norquist wades in with his own idea.
Apr 2, 2011
- Stan Moody
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Wacky Stabs at Prison Reform
Prison reform is the latest political catchword in the retreat from the cost of "Tough on Crime." Problem: You can't erase 30 years with a sound bite...
Mar 30, 2011
- Stan Moody
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Gingrich's America: A Paradise in the Image of His Own Delusion
It's OK if Gingrich wants to project his vision of the Kingdom of God on America. Where I draw the line is his need to project his vision of America on God.
Mar 29, 2011
- Stan Moody
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