Religion in Politics
I read an interesting article today. I have a lot of arguments with people based in one form or another on religion. Our leaders are fundamentalist and many laws are being passed based on the teachings of prophets and the words of a supposed God. We are not the only people who act this way, but we're becoming increasingly so. However, when I come to people from a non-religious stance, I am summarily dismissed.
This article says my point much better than I could. Here's a couple of excerpts:
But faith in religion is just one type of faith. Atheism can be called faith in evidence, agnosticism faith in doubt and science faith in logic. These are no less human faiths than those in an unseen God.The issue is whether religious faith should be allowed to intrude with impunity in such secular areas as politics or science and still claim the protection of reverence and law. The answer, shafars should loudly proclaim, is no. Once Southern Baptists, Catholics, Jews or Muslims enter the political arena, they are no more entitled to special protection or regulated rhetoric than a Democrat or a Republican.It's really early and my brain is on a serious slowdown, so I'm somewhat incoherent, sorry. Just read the damn article and tell me what you think.
The same old song and dance
I can definitely say that I've been underwhelmed by the honorable Presidumb's nomination for Supreme Court. Of course, the Rs and the Rs formerly known as Ds rolled over on Roberts, so it's not like he has to worry about opposition. I don't understand how a lack of experience is a desired thing, though. Between the two of them, Bush's two nominates have a whopping one case of judicial experience. You have got to be kidding me. That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. This is the f*cking Supreme Court we're talking about. Just because somebody is a polite kept lawyer does not qualify them for the post. Re-damn-diculous. I don't want to be beligerent or anything, but I feel insulted.
The congress will ask her some pointless questions, ignore the answers, and sign her off. Great. I can feel my civil liberties shrinking even faster now.
