Wow, there are really a lot of these! What a great response! Ok, this is the last batch for tonight. 61) Doing My Part for the Left (podcast): The podcast player crashed Firefox and there is no transcript. Update me if you post any text. Sorry… 62) North of Center: 63) Fetch Me My Axe: “Essentially, the child is being asked to have more control over hirself than the adult. And to accept abuse that would be considered an outrage…
More excerpts from the Blog Against Theocracy blogswarm. Here’s my own post. 46) Hullabaloo: “Theocracy, however, is not religious, but political expression. Privately, and within his church and congregation, Joe Morecraft is entitled to worship (or not) as he sees fit. However, Morecraft is not entitled to immunity from criticism, let alone tolerance, when – as will become quite clear – he heaps contempt on American democracy, distorts American history, and openly advocates the overthrow of the US government and…
More of my favorite excerpts from the Blog against Theocracy blogswarm. The VirusHead post is here. 31) Creekside: “If there’s no Chocolate God, then who is looking after Chocolate Heaven? Huh?” 32) Action Skeptics: “If you cannot do it on September 11, you might as well not do it any other time. Other times it’s easy to speak against violation of the separation clause. When it’s being actively and maliciously violated on a large scale by ignorant and belligerent power…
More favorite bits from the Blog Against Theocracy blogswarm. In case you want to see it, my post is here. 16) Vagabond Scholar: One of my favorite posts. Don’t miss the comedy videos. “What I find wonderful about Freedom of Religion, the First Amendment and the separation of church and state is the multiplicity of viewpoints it allows. Socially, America has its cultural pressures, but legally, it can be viewed as both pro-religion and pro-atheist (or at least, neutral). One…
Thought I’d collect my favorite bits. I’ve gone from the first posted to the last, and taken my favorite piece from each. Yeah, this is going to take a while. Why 15? No reason, really, just a good chunky number. And no, I won’t be attempting to keep up with tags – sheesh. Here’s my own post, but I’ll excerpt my favorite bit later (grin). 1) Peace, order and good government, eh?: A recipe for hot cross buns, and this….
Even if George W. Bush has succeeded in drastically expanding the power of the executive branch, there is no anointed king here in America. No president has claimed to be a god, and senators are not priests. In the United States, claims to divine authority tend to be somewhat more subterranean and implicit, if no less powerful. The religiously-tinged ideas of “manifest destiny” and “American exceptionalism” have served as covers for territorial acquisitions, genocidal violence, exploitation, and domination here and…