Comments on: The Religious Wrong Strikes Missouri http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: GN http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7547 GN Tue, 07 Mar 2006 19:49:22 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7547 The Church of Jesus Christ the Nuclear Physicist will eventually rule the world. Let's just keep playing with those little atoms and stuff. We will be bowing before radiation signs on every corner at noon EST everyday. The Church board will be made up of leaders from the US, Russia, Iran, India, China, and Pakistan just for the diversity. Secret meetings will be held all over the US to remember when we had the right to vote .... and a former nation called Korea. Ain't clairvoyence fun? Missouri needs a spanking from all who can read, write and VOTE!!! The Church of Jesus Christ the Nuclear Physicist will eventually rule the world. Let’s just keep playing with those little atoms and stuff. We will be bowing before radiation signs on every corner at noon EST everyday. The Church board will be made up of leaders from the US, Russia, Iran, India, China, and Pakistan just for the diversity. Secret meetings will be held all over the US to remember when we had the right to vote …. and a former nation called Korea. Ain’t clairvoyence fun?

Missouri needs a spanking from all who can read, write and VOTE!!!

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7456 Justin Gardner Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:56:24 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7456 SilverSeraphim...I would simply state that those who would viciously flame Christians in the blogosphere do not represent the majority of Dems in this country. They simply have more time on their hands than most and choose to use it to express their frustration in a way that reflects very poorly on them. But don't make the mistake of extending that out into the rest of the party. Sure, Dems don't want to see the religious right have such undue and unchecked influence over the policies of this country. But that doesn't mean the leaders of the Dem party aren't extremely faithful people who would fight tooth and nail to secure people's right to practice their faith free from the watch of the government. SilverSeraphim…I would simply state that those who would viciously flame Christians in the blogosphere do not represent the majority of Dems in this country. They simply have more time on their hands than most and choose to use it to express their frustration in a way that reflects very poorly on them. But don’t make the mistake of extending that out into the rest of the party. Sure, Dems don’t want to see the religious right have such undue and unchecked influence over the policies of this country. But that doesn’t mean the leaders of the Dem party aren’t extremely faithful people who would fight tooth and nail to secure people’s right to practice their faith free from the watch of the government.

]]> By: SilverSeraphim http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7455 SilverSeraphim Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:37:20 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7455 The problem is that interference with Chirstian practices by non-Christians gets more press than intereference of non-Christian activities by Christians. Thanks to the media, the majority of people in this country is convinced that there is a war on Christianity. And the Left doesn't do much to dispel this notion. On just about any message board, like Democratic Underground, Christian-bashing is rampant despite TOS rules that state that no religion bashing will be tolerated. People who try to defend Christianity are flamed, if not outright banned. Big tent, my fanny. The problem is that interference with Chirstian practices by non-Christians gets more press than intereference of non-Christian activities by Christians. Thanks to the media, the majority of people in this country is convinced that there is a war on Christianity. And the Left doesn’t do much to dispel this notion. On just about any message board, like Democratic Underground, Christian-bashing is rampant despite TOS rules that state that no religion bashing will be tolerated. People who try to defend Christianity are flamed, if not outright banned.

Big tent, my fanny.

]]> By: Transplanted Lawyer http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7441 Transplanted Lawyer Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:12:07 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7441 Change it a little bit and see what you think of it: "Missouri legislators in Jefferson City considered a bill that would name Caucasians the state’s official 'majority' race. "The resolution would recognize 'a Caucasian majority,' and it would not protect minority races, but 'protect the majority’s right to express its racial unity.'" Majorities do not need support of this nature -- precisely because they are the majority. The number of incidents of idiotic interference with Christians' right to practice their religion is far less than the number of incidents of idiotic interferences with non-Christian religions. No one is going to shut down a Catholic church for violating liquor laws because wine is part of its ceremonies. So what does this resolution accomplish, other than to rub in the noses of non-Christians the fact that they are a minority surrounded by an increasingly intolerant majority? I'm glad to see there are at least some Christian ministers lining up against this particular bit of idiocy. Change it a little bit and see what you think of it:

“Missouri legislators in Jefferson City considered a bill that would name Caucasians the state’s official ‘majority’ race.
“The resolution would recognize ‘a Caucasian majority,’ and it would not protect minority races, but ‘protect the majority’s right to express its racial unity.’”

Majorities do not need support of this nature — precisely because they are the majority. The number of incidents of idiotic interference with Christians’ right to practice their religion is far less than the number of incidents of idiotic interferences with non-Christian religions. No one is going to shut down a Catholic church for violating liquor laws because wine is part of its ceremonies. So what does this resolution accomplish, other than to rub in the noses of non-Christians the fact that they are a minority surrounded by an increasingly intolerant majority?

I’m glad to see there are at least some Christian ministers lining up against this particular bit of idiocy.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7440 Justin Gardner Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:12:01 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7440 Well, Joshua...it better. Otherwise millions of our best and brightest are going to leave. Well, Joshua…it better. Otherwise millions of our best and brightest are going to leave.

]]> By: Joshua http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7437 Joshua Mon, 06 Mar 2006 14:16:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7437 Over the weekend I wondered <a href="http://storming-jericho.blogspot.com/2006/03/is-secularism-doomed.html" rel="nofollow">whether secularism can survive over the long haul in America</a>. Evidently the Christian right is also smelling blood in the water. Over the weekend I wondered whether secularism can survive over the long haul in America. Evidently the Christian right is also smelling blood in the water.

]]> By: Brian in MA http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7432 Brian in MA Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:27:07 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7432 I'd much rather Christianity be the silent majority, not the "look at me, I'm the majority, so toe the line!" majority. We don't need no stinking state recognition. Freedom of religion is one of the things which makes our country sane. I’d much rather Christianity be the silent majority, not the “look at me, I’m the majority, so toe the line!” majority.

We don’t need no stinking state recognition.

Freedom of religion is one of the things which makes our country sane.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7426 Justin Gardner Mon, 06 Mar 2006 04:32:21 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7426 <blockquote>This very much reminds me of the Middle East situation where Islam is considered to be the official religion of certain countries.</blockquote> Exactly. I don't understand how this right-wingers can't see the irony of their actions. We keep em separate for a reason.

This very much reminds me of the Middle East situation where Islam is considered to be the official religion of certain countries.

Exactly. I don’t understand how this right-wingers can’t see the irony of their actions. We keep em separate for a reason.

]]> By: Meredith http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7422 Meredith Mon, 06 Mar 2006 03:57:54 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7422 Separation of Church and State. Period. I'm an agnostic, and as such, I do not subscribe to any organized religion. My big question, however, is why any state would feel the need to declare a "state religion," no matter what religion that might be. What, exactly, is the point to be made? This very much reminds me of the Middle East situation where Islam is considered to be the official religion of certain countries. At least as far as those middle eastern countries are concerned, this type of declaration is generally accompanied by a total enmeshment between religious ideologies and government policies. Starting to sound familiar? Separation of Church and State.
Period.
I’m an agnostic, and as such, I do not subscribe to any organized religion. My big question, however, is why any state would feel the need to declare a “state religion,” no matter what religion that might be. What, exactly, is the point to be made? This very much reminds me of the Middle East situation where Islam is considered to be the official religion of certain countries. At least as far as those middle eastern countries are concerned, this type of declaration is generally accompanied by a total enmeshment between religious ideologies and government policies. Starting to sound familiar?

]]> By: Honey P http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/comment-page-1/#comment-7421 Honey P Mon, 06 Mar 2006 02:23:30 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/03/05/the-religious-wrong-strikes-missouri/#comment-7421 Fellow Missouri resident. Seperation of church and state must stand. State indorsed religion is offensive. Who do these people think they are? GOD Fellow Missouri resident.
Seperation of church and state must stand.
State indorsed religion is offensive.
Who do these people think they are? GOD

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