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kooka_lives - This case touches on a number of different issues
In ZenMom's post she asked what would have happened if the situation was reversed? (paraph.) "and a non believing lawmaker was saying such things to a believer" . . . we all know the answer to that one. There is a clear double standard. Freedom of religious expression and freedom from religion are the preserves of Christians, as so too are the consideration of the rights of others pertaining to these things. What would have happened; is an outcry that was at least 20 fold in participation and amplitude. For an elected official to speak in that manner should be grounds for dismissal but it will instead likely garner support amongst a society that has been so thoroughly conditioned by religion to see nothing wrong with it.
Davis had one thing right however, it is the land of LIncoln: (taken from Lincoln's biography) "It is probable that Lincoln was turned against organized Christianity by his experiences as a young man in New Salem, Illinois, where excessive emotion and bitter sectarian quarrels marked yearly camp meetings and the ministry of traveling preachers."
She was merely upholding a longstanding tradition of being a knucklehead.
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gomedome
on April 12, 2008 at 8:25 PM
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Kooka,
Of course, I have no problem w/ your reference to my post. I'm a watching here in Chicago (local news) and can see that this outburst is already all but forgotton and I have NO DOUBT that had this tirade been directed towards a member of the Christian community it would still be headliner news.
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ZenMom
on April 12, 2008 at 2:41 PM
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