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The Race for Pastor-in-Chief
I was fortunate enough to be invited to the Democratic National Convention to share my concerns about the misuse of religion during this election - from both parties. The following are remarks I shared at a Faith Caucus meeting just this afternoon:
An electoral process that culminates on Election Day with a high percentage of voter turnout is to a celebration of democracy what observances of Rosh Hashanah, Eid al-Fitr, Diwali, and Christmas are to Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Christians respectively.
Voting is a sacred act in our civic religion.
But the grand promise of an American presidential campaign is fulfilled by the election not of a religious-leader-in-chief of the nation, but of the commander-in-chief who is the chief executive of our country.
The leader we choose may have a faith of his own, but he must lead members of all faiths present in the nation - as well as those with no faith at all. The Constitution forbids the legal enshrinement of anyone's religious beliefs, so voters need to know how candidates are prepared to translate their beliefs into policy statements based on universal values.
Those of us who speak of electoral guidelines and advocate adherence to boundaries between institutional religion and partisan politics do so not as stuffy legalists wishing to mute all religious language or pour cold water on the white hot excitement of devotees of a particular candidate.
We call for attentiveness to the proper role of religion in campaigns as thankful citizens who know the importance of religion in a society and recognize in democracy our best hope as a nation.
Insistence on the proper role of religion in the life of the nation is essential--a non-negotiable--for the good of religion, for the constitutional protection of non-religious people, and for the vitality of democracy.
American civil law governing relations between clergy and candidate is uneven. A candidate can turn the pulpit or bema of a house of worship into a political stump - ignoring the non-partisan nature of prayer, faith, worship, meditation, and religious identity - without incurring even as much as a civil reprimand. The house of worship, however, could be threatened with the loss of tax-exempt status for allowing the candidate to campaign there.
Some of the rules that houses of worship must follow to keep their tax exempt status are clear:
- A member of the clergy cannot endorse a candidate in his or her official capacity.
- No institutional money or resources can be used for partisan work.
- Any benefit offered to one candidate - such as the chance to speak at an event - must be available to all candidates.
Wherever they campaign, candidates have certain responsibilities - more subtle, but equally important. Candidates should:
- Provide evidence of their respect for people of all religions or no religion.
- Be sure people understand that they intend to serve all citizens, not just those who are committed to a religious tradition similar to their own.
- Candidates don't have to speak of their religion, but if they choose to do so, they have an obligation to let voters know how their religion will influence their decision-making and actions in their elected office. Today, many people fear a politician's use of public office to promote private faith. Tomorrow such fear should be gone.
My desire for the remainder of this election season is rather simple: houses of worship used for worship and meditation, campaign speeches that reflect appreciation for religion as they sketch a secular vision that embraces all Americans; religious leaders' examinations of sacred texts that interact with critical issues of our day not for the purpose of promoting a particular candidate but for seeking a discovery of truth and a dissemination of hope; candidates honest about their public policy priorities and strategic in their descriptions of how to alter our nation for the better; and neither candidates nor religious leaders wrongly manipulating religion, wrongly assuming that religious faith is a prerequisite for office, wrongly claiming that the concepts of "good, right and moral" are exclusive possessions of a few rather than values that all our nation shares. I long for the backbone of our civil government to be strengthened by candidates who engage each other in civil debates, leave the electorate more informed than divided, and promise, as did John F. Kennedy before them, that they will resign the office of the presidency before they will place the teachings of any religion over the authority of the Constitution.
Though no law governs the words and actions of those entrusted with this precious balance between appreciation for religion and devotion to a secular government and no regulation punishes their misdeeds, let us demand that candidates mute their wrongheaded appeals to the misguided notion and theological heresy of "a Christian nation" and turn up the volume of rhetoric sensitive to the glorious complexity of the American faith picture and resolutely dedicated to freedom, rights, liberty and justice for all.
The Interfaith Alliance counsels houses of worship on how to "obey the rules", but we also challenge political candidates to meet the highest standard of what is right, not simply what is legal.
Winning an election is not worth weakening our constitution or threatening the dynamic of the so far peaceful relationship that has characterized institutional relations between religion and government in this nation.
Religion is strong in our nation, a reason for gratitude, a friend of freedom.
People of faith and goodwill should be among the most avid defenders of the Constitution, especially during a national election, demanding that the relationship between religion, government, and politics not be altered so as to compromise religion's integrity or blunt democracy's vitality.
My colleagues and I will work tirelessly toward that end and we long to be involved in that work alongside all of you.
By
Welton Gaddy
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August 29, 2008; 3:38 PM ET
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Posted by: Corey | September 3, 2008 11:05 AM
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Palin is a hypocrite! Her statement: "We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents."
'Decision' to have her baby? Did Bristol REALLY have a choice? The same choice that Palin now wants to deny all Americans?
Palin would not be a hypocrite if she said "We forced Bristol keep her baby and are proud to become grandparents."
Posted by: Buddydog | September 2, 2008 8:23 PM
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'IT was Catholic Josep Stalin , A-GEORGiAN (not American Please) , who Murdered (HOLOCAUSTED, Denecided, etc) 22,000,000 +/- Intellectual Thinking RUSSIAN(s), not Anilmals!!!
Posted by: EC{LATARiAN}-Nation & JO{KTAN}ian-Nation, U.S.A., 2013+ | September 2, 2008 7:01 PM
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ATT: Emanuel Goldstein.: YE say'd,
"Hey, American ENM movement...Russians killed millions
in Gulags and Death Camps in the last century, and
they were practicing an officially atheistic political philosophy."
Hello {World}:
It was Russia Who Today Saved the Judeo-Ju's. note: ISRAEL (Mid East) Today is 1/2 RUSSiAN Blood! or 1/4! or 3/4! or 1:1!
Att: J U D E O -- J E W's , Pary to RUSSiA in THANKS, not BABYLONiA!
Posted by: EC{LAT}arian Movement & Jo{ktan}-ian Party U.S.A 13+ | September 2, 2008 6:56 PM
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Hey, American ENM movement...Russians killed millions in Gulags and Death Camps in the last century, and they were practicing an officially atheistic political philosophy.
Take a look at The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn.
Atheists don't have anything to brag about. Neither do the Russians themselves.
Posted by: Emanuel Goldstein. | September 1, 2008 8:52 AM
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I haven't notice religious people behaving any better than anyone else. They get divorced, develop addictions, have abortions at very similar rates.
And we know the church has pastors who don't even believe, priests who abuse, and members who lie.
Who ya kidding, folks.
Posted by: Emanuel Goldstein | September 1, 2008 8:47 AM
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Nice article. The most important part is the "three responsibilities", not the "three rules". As far as I'm concerned, religious organizations are private groups that should have little bearing on my life. If a religious leader wants to endorse a particular candidate, even in his religious capacity, go for it. But if a political leader wants to endorse a religion, well, that's when I get scared.
In fact, I think the "rules vs. responsibilites" idea is representative of the problem nontheists face these days. Officially, our rights are mostly protected. Unofficially, there's an overwhelming and oppressive anti-atheist attitude in America. From this attitude springs the overwhelming obsession with religion in politics and the discrimination against those with non-mainstream (read: non-Protestant) beliefs. Candidates are a product of the market - they just want votes. Thus, the "three responsibilities" ought to be aimed for at the public than the candidates themselves. We should demand those three qualities/commitments from our politicians, rather than demanding that they prove their faith. It's on us, folks.
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All great ancient and not so ancient empires collapsed under the weight of "official religion." Spain was once the world power to be reckoned with but then they sided with the Vatican over Henry VIII's divorces -became an official Catholic nation where the church made all major decisions.
Most all of the gold the Conquistadors took from the western hemisphere was in the hands of "official religions" when it was taken and ended in the hands of Catholic Spanish bishops where a lot of it still is. Those American civilizations were destroyed because their governments were run by the, "officially religious" that promised strength while delivering the weakness of superstition.
With the fall of Spain, Britain became the world's dominating power but now it's a has been. Get ready for we are the next now that religion is official legalizing the buying of votes through "faith based initiatives" where the public treasury is turned over to official religions, (not all) operators.
The common thread of all failed empires is the turning over of the public treasury to those at the head of their "official religion." This is a Christian nation and if not then why does it matter if candidate Obama was or is a Muslim or has no faith at all?
You know, the Bible predicts all this. Did you know Miss Bonnie Parker predicted the demise of her and Clyde? Any common thread there?
Good to see the interfaith gang sees to it everyone plays by the rules. The rules include faith based initiatives where taxes are levied on all for the benefit of official religion.
That's not Goodbye USA? The penitentiaries are filled with those that thought they were the exception to the rule -do the crime -do the time. Official religion means the official end of the economy for all but religion operators who shall have every luxury -now take Billy Graham and Kenneth Copeland for examples. Those close to them do OK too so get close to God.
Posted by: BGone | August 31, 2008 3:56 PM
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Note: It is AMERiCA who is the 'EViL EMPIRE" & not Modern Russia! The Tables hath turned & the 'Hand Writing is on the Table, U.S.A! And
Mother/Father Russia is thee most genuinely Diverse, interfaithed Nation on Holy Cosmic NEBULA-built Space-Ship Earth(s), aka S.S. GAiA, S.S. GEOiD, S.S. TELLUSng something. Not America. Not Europe.
---To Stupid Jealous Americans: note: RUSSiA is the Smartest & Richest on Earth today!
America Violated the 300 Year Clause of the Americans ALASKA PURCHASE & the Czarist Stipulation (Re Gogless if turned Bolshivik or not] where is sais, [translated fron Cyrillic]
"If at any-time the U.S.A. Violates ANY of the Peacefull terms, that on demand, The RUSSiAN Government will pay 1,000 times the original purchase price........"
Att: Sour America, no more Sweet sweet America, HOUSTON, you have a Problem!
Russia Demands the Alaska that Ye Stole!
PS: G-8, russia does not need! nor does China, nor India {will never fill that 'G' void}, hence ye will be not only alone, but check-mated out of the Bank!
PS: Att: U.S. Federal Reserve of Dec.1914 et seq: RETURN The GOLD BULiON That Ye Americans & Friends hath Stolen from Mother/Father RUSSiA et al!
Hence: Russia wants both "ALASKA" & "GOLD" that Ye Hath Stolen from RUSSiA Major! Not Minor!
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Ps: Russia, Venezualia, Iran, Cuba , China & India are gonna Gang-up on YE! 3rd World War & not 'Cold War' rhis time around ARMAGEDDON Loving & Provacatives, EVANGELiCALS NATiON U.S.A.! Aka Jealousicals, aka EViLGELiCAL & Catholics Nationals!
iMPORTANT: Caucus type Georgians are worse than Gypsy's! And They hath their own Dialect/Lingo. And RUSSiA, the ones whom EDUCATED, FED , Protected & Clothed foe 50n Years, does not want nor like Goergians! They are Devilish with long-crooked noses & snaky faces. A step away from Low Lifes! They are known as the 'People from ABROAD!"! [REfusniks!]! And Russia is right!
PS: Gerigians should Pay for the 22 Million Russians [not Geaorgians] that their 'Father' STAlIN hath Wrought! If JEW(s) can collect Human Wrong 'REPERATIONS" (via national government Moneys) from Germany because of what Catholic-Hitler did, then Georgians (America can chip-in) must pay Russians for what Catholic Stalin ]Georgians, not germany] did Atrocitly !!! OR
Georgians Government, via Mr. [American Satanic Puppet] Mikheil Saakashvili [aka sak-a-sh-ti] must pay the RUSSiAn FEDERAtION 'Reimbursement' for HEALTH, Education, Protection, Housing etc.. expenses that [Hard Working] RUSSiAn (not Americans] Payed Out!!! SO,
America, If Ye want, Ye surely Will Be Destroyed!
So Please STOP pushing Buttons so to spaketh TRUTH (opposite of MYTH)! An d STOP spreading Rumors of 'Cold War!' Note: Ye wish might come TRUE!
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WHEREFORE: VOTE, "Gridarian Democracy & Trans{finite} Civilization", Healing of Nations & Global Peace & More Good Tidings.."
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WOW! The Evilgelical Nationalis are getting Scared! SCHAMe SATANS ADvocates & ye Devish schemes!
VOTE: Deport all imported Religion SYSTEMS, not made in America! Time to remove all SECUALR priviliged (not a right) of "ALL" 'IRS Tax Free Status' to All REliGiON(s) not Prophecied nor Borneth in Sweet Sweet America, Whom the "NiCOLAiTAN"(s) tryed to Hi-jack [attempted Coup D atat] via PULPiT LEGiSLATiON, not from the Seculars Bench!
WARNiNG World: These Evangelical folks are worse than COMMUNiSTS! Not Secular Russia or China et al!
Paid For BY: The American 'EC{LAT{ARiAN'--NATiONALis' Movement & the 'JO{KTAN}ian' Party 2013+
Posted by: Reply: The Conflict We Chose: By Mark Weisbrot on 'onfaith' sister blog; "postglobal" today | August 31, 2008 4:55 AM
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G A B Y
G A B Y
G A B Y
Mr. Gaddy is a Satan & ye hath been mis-interfaithly led-astray!
Fool!
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Legislating from the Pulpit, & not Legislating from the Bench, is what EViLGELiCALS, aka Jealousicals are all about!
AMAZiNG () Zero Grace!
Posted by: Anonymous | August 31, 2008 3:44 AM
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Att: EViLGELiCAL NATiON, aka JEALOUSiCAL [Evangelicals] Nationalis
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Greg M. Epstein is a Budhhist + Transcendentalist movement organizer & Conspirator, not Ju:
Schame, SCHAME discusting ScHAME on Harvards so called Rabbi Epstein, et al, the judeo-Ju-boy, playing the Devils "Secular + Huminista advocate card.
Hello {world}:
Harvards Mr. Epstein & Ms. Eck hath jealously hijacked the American Word 'SECULAR' (an Apple) and added (+) the American word 'HUMANiST' (orange) and thus Satanically "hiding" his/their "BUDDHiSM" & "TRANSCEDENTAL MOVEMENT" conspiracy in America & Elswhere!
Remember: SECULARiSM is the Religion of Everything , before the Science of Everything, and Zero, Nothing HUMANiST-ic About "IT"!
Preapocalyptic Jealous Split Minded Psychotic, F O O L S!
PS: As told Ye, Ye [NEWS CORP. et al] are Being Suid! Soon After Labor Day!
Amazing () No Grace! Happy Every Day & Happy god hunting!
Originally Posted August 31, 2008 3:06 AM
Posted by: Hello Welton Gaddy, the Satans advocate too | August 31, 2008 3:23 AM
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TO PAGANPLACE:
I personally agree to your many points. Anonymous clearly mentioned Islam. One should study and come to the conclusion. If you agree to Almighty, then he should be ONE,ALL KNOWING,NO DEFICIENT,PERFECT,NO HUMAN, CREATOR, MANUFACTURER, NEITHER BEGET NOR GAVE BIRTH, NOTHING LIKE HIM. Then question will arise if he is perfect then only one law will prevail that should be perfect.
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"A proper nation will comes up when you have proper religion."
So some keep saying.
We have a proper nation *right now,* though, ...the endless scuffling between people that think they among many have the only 'proper religion' become a *problem* when they try to take over a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, in the name of their religious agendas... Ones that can't even get along with *themselves,* never mind speak for all.
In America, you're not *allowed* to take out your religious conflicts on the common people and national welfare. Frankly, that's why certain styles of religion haven't been so politely shown the door, here, as has happened elsewhere.
Particular religions that have thrived, here in America, have done so *because* they haven't been allowed to become the government. A lot of Americans don't *like* government, not so much.
Why the same Americans want religion to *become* government, well, a) they got another thing coming than they expect, and b) Have you ever heard the folk-tale about the Goose That laid The Golden Eggs?
Posted by: Paganplace | August 30, 2008 12:16 PM
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A proper nation will comes up when you have proper religion. Except Islam, no other religion has a complete solution to the humanity. Keeping in mind all the politicians perticularly non-muslims they keep away religion. Ofcourse the so called muslims because of selfish in nature also they keep away Islamic Laws. All religions but excluding Islams are subject to the changes of the society/culture/creed. You will find many Bibles which are not identical and has many contradictions, why?. The original or real Natural Law applies anytime, any where and for all humans and cannot succumbed to the changes of the soceity. In order to know more about Islam please visit website: www.irf.net
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You say, "...but we also challenge political candidates to meet the highest standard of what is right, not simply what is legal."
Is not right in the eye of the believer? What is legal is definitely in the eye of the law written by the representatives of all the people. Elections are all about choosing representatives to decide the law. Is there really any difference between right and legal in the eye of the people as a whole?
Since we know right and legal are two different things then right must be outside the eye of the people as a whole and therefore is the opposite of right, wrong as defined by the constitution.
Right comes from holy books while legal comes from the constitution. What you're noticing as the problem is the struggle for dominance of two documents, one right document, the constitution that represents us all because it comes from the eye of the people as a whole and the other that is wrong, the Bible because it does not come from the people.
The best news democracy has ever heard is, "the Bible is a proved hoax." Democracies are based upon constitutions giving people legal rights. Holy books are based upon con men's desire to have control of the public treasury. Today democracy hangs by a thread because of, "faith based initiatives" used to bypass the constitution's protection of the public treasury from religion.
Right must be defined not simply, "everybody knows that'ed." There is nothing significant that everyone knows by the definition of the word significant.
Posted by: BGone | August 29, 2008 6:34 PM
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Rev. Gaddy,
I applaud your essay! Very well put, indeed.
"Insistence on the proper role of religion in the life of the nation is essential--a non-negotiable--for the good of religion, for the constitutional protection of non-religious people, and for the vitality of democracy."
How I wish that the candidates would embrace that in their campaigning instead of pandering to the religious right.
Posted by: Gaby | August 29, 2008 1:00 PM
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NOTiCE TO SUE , in FEDERAL COURT: NEWS CORP., MYSPACE, Washington Post, NYP, NYT et al:
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According to Federal LAW, "i" Jacob JO...Z, herein NOW, Electronically serve'd "NEWS CORP., Et Al" as per after many many Warnings.
LiVE, FROM:CONEY ISLAND NEW YORK YA!
NOTiCE TO SUE , in FEDERAL COURT: NEWS CORP., Washington Post, NYP, NYT et al:
Note To Alot Of WAPO's socalled PRE-APOCALYPTiC 'Moderator(s)", YE All
Are SUPER-STUPiD-STiTiOUSLY Devilishly Jealous of O.U.R. “EC{CLATi}-ON” NEW RelIGiON from Old!
Wow! EC{LAT} 'Not Allowed!
Wow JOK{TAN} 'Not Allowed!
Thank You 'onfaith' & 'postglobal' for allowing me to go Forward in U.S. FEDERAL COURT, after giving al ye Many many FAiR Warnings: For Religious Discrimination, Theft of iNTELLECTUASL Property, Plagiarism etc!
August 28, 2008 6:04 P
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Live From: CONEY ISLAND NEW YORK YA!
Thank You 'onfaith' & 'postglobal' , after giving Ye many “FAiR” warnings, for allowing me to go Forward in U.S. FEDERAL COURT For 1) Religious Discrimination , 2)Theft of iNTEELECTUAL Property , 3Plagiarism .………………..nth etc!
Originally Posted On 'onfaith' Moderators SUSAN K. SMiTH
Orig posted on 'ONRELIGION' posted On Moderators Susan K. Smith site Posted August 28, 2008 6:04 PM
Posted on 'ONFAiTH' moderator Sue Thistlethwaite site August 28, 2008 6:43 PM
Posted on 'POSTGLOBAL' on moderators STEVEN MUFSON site August 28, 2008 6:48 PM
Posted on Moderators Sally Quinns site 'ONFAITH' August 28, 2008 6:59 PM.
Posted on Moderator Deepak Chopra 'ONFAiTH' cite August 28, 2008 7:15 PM.
Posted on Moderators Susan Jacoby 'ONFAiTH' site August 28, 2008 7:20 PM.
Duly served on 'ONFAiTH' Moderator Greg M. Epstein August 28, 2008 7:23 PM
Onfaith Epstein again August 28, 2008 7:28 PM
Duly served ONFAiTH moderator Welton Gaddy August 28, 2008 7:37 PM
Posted by: Anonymous | August 28, 2008 7:38 PM
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NOTiCE TO SUE , in FEDERAL COURT: NEWS CORP., MYSPACE, Washington Post, NYP, NYT et al:
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According to Federal LAW, "i" Jacob JO...Z, herein NOW, Electronically serve'd "NEWS CORP., Et Al" as per after many many Warnings.
LiVE, FROM:CONEY ISLAND NEW YORK YA!
NOTiCE TO SUE , in FEDERAL COURT: NEWS CORP., Washington Post, NYP, NYT et al:
Note To Alot Of WAPO's socalled PRE-APOCALYPTiC 'Moderator(s)", YE All
Are SUPER-STUPiD-STiTiOUSLY Devilishly Jealous of O.U.R. “EC{CLATi}-ON” NEW RelIGiON from Old!
Wow! EC{LAT} 'Not Allowed!
Wow JOK{TAN} 'Not Allowed!
Thank You 'onfaith' & 'postglobal' for allowing me to go Forward in U.S. FEDERAL COURT, after giving al ye Many many FAiR Warnings: For Religious Discrimination, Theft of iNTELLECTUASL Property, Plagiarism etc!
August 28, 2008 6:04 P
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Live From: CONEY ISLAND NEW YORK YA!
Thank You 'onfaith' & 'postglobal' , after giving Ye many “FAiR” warnings, for allowing me to go Forward in U.S. FEDERAL COURT For 1) Religious Discrimination , 2)Theft of iNTEELECTUAL Property , 3Plagiarism .………………..nth etc!
Originally Posted On 'onfaith' Moderators SUSAN K. SMiTH
Orig posted on 'ONRELIGION' posted On Moderators Susan K. Smith site Posted August 28, 2008 6:04 PM
Posted on 'ONFAiTH' moderator Sue Thistlethwaite site August 28, 2008 6:43 PM
Posted on 'POSTGLOBAL' on moderators STEVEN MUFSON site August 28, 2008 6:48 PM
Posted on Moderators Sally Quinns site 'ONFAITH' August 28, 2008 6:59 PM.
Posted on Moderator Deepak Chopra 'ONFAiTH' cite August 28, 2008 7:15 PM.
Posted on Moderators Susan Jacoby 'ONFAiTH' site August 28, 2008 7:20 PM.
Duly served on 'ONFAiTH' Moderator Greg M. Epstein August 28, 2008 7:23 PM
Onfaith Epstein again August 28, 2008 7:28 PM
Posted by: NOTiCE TO SUE , in FEDERAL COURT: NEWS CORP., MYSPACE, Washington Post, NYP, NYT et al: | August 28, 2008 7:37 PM
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A nation which reads at a 6th grade level and believes nuance is a dirty word will truly fall for religious dribble. Preface any notion with God and most Americans become all googly-eyed. Do we realize who we are becoming as a nation? A vice presidential candidate who supports teaching creationism in public schools etc. Sometimes I truly believe that organized religion is the work of the devil, should he, she, it exists. I'm reminded of an elderly woman who was the victim of a tornado. The tornado destroyed her home and sucked her up into to whrilwind, and she said, "God protected me." What kind of God would do this to a helpless old lady? She said it was a test of her faith. Why would a beneficent being test your faith by detroying your home and nearly frightening you to death. I guess God said oops, my bad, just kidding.