Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Justice Antonin Scalia declared (in a recent decison involving 10 Commandments in public places) that the Court majority was wrong because the nation's historical practices clearly indicate that the Constitution permits "disregard of polytheists and believers in unconcerned deities, just as it... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
mary_x wanted to know the meaning of the word
antidisestablishmentarianism so here's a little about it, reposted. let's call it, ADE, for short. I think we're talking about etymology here -- maybe not -- maybe that's word origins -- this is breaking a word down in to its parts. look the word up in Webster's Unabridged -- the big huge one about... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 9, 2005
YOU ARE A SINNER IF YOU DON'T VOTE THE WAY I WANT YOU TO.
Democrats Voted Out of Baptist Church what are we to make of this? Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 28, 2005
SEEN ON A BUMPER STICKER
THE LAST TIME THEY COMBINED RELIGION WITH GOVERNMENT, THEY BURNED PEOPLE AT THE STAKE. something like that. Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 11, 2005
THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT -- SUFFERING FROM A CASE OF INFERIORITY
For as long as memory serves, mainstream Christianity has bascally shunned the religious right, meaning conservative, fundamentalist sects. These have been considered to be out on a tangent. removed from mainstream Christian thought. But with the advent of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, et al., these... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 4, 2005
DANFORTH -- EPISCOPAL PRIEST AND FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATOR -- "GOP WRONG!"
CHECK OUT THIS NEW STORY http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/CD729750C16BD93286256FD50018AFA1?OpenDocument Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
RESPECTED FORMER REPUBLICAN SENATOR LAMBASTS THE GOP
POLITICS: The Grand Old Sectarian Party By JOHN C. DANFORTH a prominent Republican, mentor for John Ashcroft and a Supreme Court justice among others, quite respected (I met him while he was campaigning in '76) and en Episcopal priest, is highly critical of the Republican Party for being roo... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
THE COURT LAMBASTS BUSH AND CONGRESS FOR MEDDLING
Top Stories - AP U.S. Court Again Rejects Schiavo Appeal By MITCH STACY, Associated Press Writer PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A federal appeals court raised a flicker of hope for the parents of Terri Schiavo, but snuffed it out Wednesday by firmly and resoundingly declining to intervene in the grueling... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
writeroflight replied to my previous post thusly
You need to remember that rights apply to people besides liberals. Ward Chruchill was within his rights to say what he did, even if he proved himself to be an idiot doing it. The councilman was within his rights to not participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, and his constituency was within its... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 27, 2005
WARD CHURCHILL AND ESTES PARK
an example of restricting freedom of speech We al lknow about Ward Churchill by now -- that he has described the people of the World Trade Center as "little Eichmanns". Neither CU nor others can censurehim or take action for his speech. However, many have a problem with his speech. Thus CU is... Sign in to see full entry.