Civil Commotion: When Republicans need talking points, they're quite happy to just make stuff up. A Tale Unfolds: A South African blogger finds the role of "Christian values" in US politics rather puzzling. Love, Joy, Feminism: A theologian widely lauded by Evangelicals holds shockingly racist views. The Rectification of Names: 21st-century socialism should give workers power over the means of production directly, rather than via the state. Blog round-up by Infidel753.