... the Declaration of Independence .. freed intellect and DQ from political
repression, leading directly to freedom of religion as an individual right
guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. ...Unfortunately we are living the
"social nightmare" brought on by 100 years of "intellectual" control of
society, beginning with Wilson.
President Obama threw his support behind a controversial proposal to build an
Islamic center and mosque near New York's ground zero, saying Friday that
"Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this
country.""That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community
center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws
and ordinances," Obama said at a White House Iftar dinner celebrating the
Islamic holy month of Ramadan. ...Obama, who said he was speaking both as a
citizen and as president, invoked the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which critics
of the Islamic center cite as the main reason for preventing its
construction."We must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding
the development of lower Manhattan," Obama said, according to his prepared
remarks. "The 9/11 attacks were a deeply traumatic event for our country.""The
pain and suffering experienced by those who lost loved ones is unimaginable,"
he continued. "So I understand the emotions that this issue engenders. Ground
Zero is, indeed, hallowed ground."But Obama argued that American ideals and the
Constitution demanded that the project proceed."This is America, and our
commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable," he said. "The principle
that people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated
differently by their government, is essential to who we are. The writ of our
Founders must endure."The proposed Islamic center has provoked vocal opposition
from some families of 9/11 victims and other groups. Nearly 70 percent of
Americans oppose the plan, according to CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll
released Wednesday.
Did you catch that salient contrast?
"religious freedom must be unshakable,.. The principle ..is essential to who we
are."
"Nearly 70 percent of Americans oppose the plan..."
>From Lila, Chp. 24:
"What passed for morality within this crowd was a kind of vague, amorphous soup
of sentiments known as "human rights." You were also supposed to be
"reasonable." What these terms really meant was never spelled out in any way
that Phaedrus had ever heard. You were just supposed to cheer for them.
"He knew now that the reason nobody ever spelled them out was nobody ever
could. In a subject-object understanding of the world these terms have no
meaning. There is no such thing as "human rights." There is no such thing as
moral reasonableness. There are subjects and objects and nothing else.
"This soup of sentiments about logically nonexistent entities can be
straightened out by the Metaphysics of Quality. It says that what is meant by
"human rights" is usually the moral code of intellect-vs. -society, the moral
right of intellect to be free of social control. Freedom of speech; freedom of
assembly, of travel; trial by jury; habeas corpus; government by consent—these
"human rights" are all intellect-vs.-society issues. According to the
Metaphysics of Quality these "human rights" have not just a sentimental basis,
but a rational, metaphysical basis. They are essential to the evolution of a
higher level of life from a lower level of life. They are for real."
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