“God save us from the True Believers!”(tm) LOL
]]>For the Christianists, it would be heaven, for you it would be hell. 😀
For me… this is hell. Anywhere else would be heaven.
]]>Personally, I’d be very happy to give them all what they want ASAP. At least the rest of us can have some peace and quiet! Of course, all the *other* do-gooders and bleeding-hearts out there would try to convince them of the ‘error of their ways’ and make ‘Christians’ out of them! 😉 LOL Even if it kills them, which it probably will. 🙂
Don’t you love irony? I love irony. 🙂 And satire… satire is good too. 🙂 Sending all the nutters on a one-way trip to Pluto would also be very good. 😀
If I may…
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it.
Pratchett really is a genius. And as I’ve oft said before, many a true word is spoken in jest!
If there is a ‘Great Maker’, and I get to meet him when I die, I just have one question… “What the hell was all that crap about?”
Cheers!
]]>Personally, I prefer people who are more invested in this life than any afterlife that may exist in accordance with any particular believe system.
Based on the performance of the last 7 years I haven’t seen any indication that religious affiliation has any beneficent affect on competence or morality in the current administration.
Jimmy Carter was one of the most religious Presidents we have ever had, but few people realized it because he lived it, he didn’t talk about it.
]]>I notice there are a few Bishop’s there, mostly from Chicago. Big surprise. Not. 🙂
]]>Anyone on that committee is subject to revue by the IRS for violating their church’s tax exempt status. This is more important than the US Constitution – it’s in the Tax Code 😈
That sounds like something the campaign has done, and they need to stop it, because they are complicating people’s lives. The right wing religious whackos like Hagee and Parsley have lawyers who vet what they do and say to ensure that they stay on the legal side of the line.
Churches can advocate for policies, but not people. You can make it as obvious as you want which policies you support in the pulpit, and those policies may make the person obvious, but as soon as you explicitly tie yourself to a candidate you can expect to get a call. There are a half dozen cases in the middle of the process at the moment, so this isn’t a surprise to any of the church people.
]]>Barack Obama Campaign African American Religious Leadership Steering Committee
TPM Election Central had a small blog about Wright leaving on 14-March:
Jeremiah Wright Steps Down From Obama Campaign
You could try using the ‘Internet Wayback Machine’ to find the Obama page before it was edited, but you have to know the page address and the date. 🙂
I would say that if a pastor or minister is a member of a political committee for Obama (or any politician), that would appear to be an endorsement to me. So, even if Wright is no longer a member, that still leaves a lot who are.
The separation of Church and State. It was rather a quaint notion. 🙂
Good luck with that.
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