Bible Giveaway Banned at School on Religious Freedom Day

drew »

Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:42 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

How refreshing to see a school district actually act in accordance with the law of the land. The First Amendment separates the state, and it's agents and institutions, from any particular church, and from religion in the abstract. Every day we see judges who do NOT uphold the FA, because of their own religious bias. In this case, people have actually protected the rights of ALL Americans, rather than protecting the privelege of those they agree with.
Any Christian who feels otherwise is a hypocrite, and should examine their own hypocricy, rather than seek to push their views on others, and use state institutions like schools to do so. Be careful what you wish for, or you will find your children coming home with Mormon, Muslim, and polygamist propaganda, because once you ask for religion to be priveleged, you can't then claim that only YOUR brand gets priveleged. That's why those who want the freedom to worship their own way need to support measures that maintain secularism.

Christian Refuses to Drive Buses with 'No God' Ads

drew »

Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:35 pm Agree: 0   Disagree: 2

Atheists drive buses that have religious ads on them all the time. The bus driver is just showing the bigotry of the religious towards atheism (would he do the same for a Jewish or Muslim ad?), and the fear that religion has of differing opinions. Past tabboos on discussing religion were the (effective) work of the religious bullying opponents into silence. Those who believe in gods are the minority in the UK, and this campaign will only help accelerate that process. Sweden has shown that among an educated society the percentage who will still cling to magical, fairy-tale explanations for reality is less than 15%. All civilised nations can look forward to a day when theists, and all the harm they cause in the name of their various gods, have shrunk to such a small portion of the population.