Or for that matter I'd heard that prior to being elected (?) Pres. Bush made the claim that he didn't feel Wicca (or pagan religions in general) were real religions and that we don't want or shouldn't have those kinds of people in our country. I don't mind him making the claim necessarily, but then it bleeds over into policy. The "faith based initiative" supports Christian non-profit organizations by allowing them to receive federal funding which was previously denied to non-secular non-profits. Afaik the same opportunity would not be afforded to a wiccan non-profit. Moreover, even if it does, it then opens the door for any non-secular non-profit to use government funds to hire someone and then fire them on the basis of lifestyle prejudice (they're gay or non-monogamous, or they don't attend church, or they're a democrat, etc). Even if that's legal, I think it's a really nasty thing to do to people and it shouldn't be legal.
ike my personal favorite: http://www.uua.org ------ Original Message ------ From: Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Aug 28, 2003 11:28 AM Subject: RE: 10 commandments >Okay, since we're all being calm, I'll keep talking. > > >: I'm sorry, you did not insinuate that I am a redneck, somehow I >: got that in >: my head. It tends to go hand in hand with begin a Christian for most >: Yankees. And I do think that Kentucky is a Yankee state. ;-) > ><grin> Okay, that Yankee crack would get your a$$ kicked down here. Not by >me, though; I'm a citified boy who wants to get out of the South. > >: My biggest internal problem is that over the past several years I find my >: faith growing stronger but it sometimes conflicts with my liberal Yankee >: (Mom is from Syracuse) upbringing. Just a couple of years ago I >: would have >: agreed with you about the placement of the TC in a state hall, >: but my faith >: directs me to realize that there are still places where morality is >: appropriate whatever the religion is, and no matter how the law has been >: stretched to include fringe pop culture but exclude the belief >: system of the >: majority of the US. > >The problem here is the word "majority". The beautiful thing about living >in the US is that we don't have to agree with the majority. > >I have very strong spiritual beliefs. I don't say religious, as they don't >line up with any organized religion I've found. I find it offensive when >people tell me that the US is a Christian nation, because I'm a citizen and >I'm not exactly Christian. Neither is my Wiccan friend, my old Buddhist >prof, or my Jewish list provider. I'm going to yell now. THE US GOV'T >SHOULD NOT PROMOTE CHRISTIANITY. The US gov't's job it to protect freedom >of religion, and protect all religions equally. > >AFA morality vs. religion goes, I have no problem with posting the last six >Commandments anywhere. Honor thy mother and father? I try. Don't murder? >I'm down with that. Don't commit adultry? Keep thine hands the hell away >from my wife, dammit! My problem is with the first four, and the fact that >they reflect beliefs that are essentially Christian. > >Anyway, someone (Nick?) hit the nail on the head. The problem is not the >10C being displayed, per se, but that all other religions don't get equal >treatment. > >--BenD > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
