Reply #8: Dumb, distracting, culture-war divisive issue [View All]

[realcountrymusic]

Am I the only one who thinks "oh great, another right wing talking point to whip up outrage?" Religion is being institutionalized and established in much more intrusive and less ignorable ways all over the place in this country. I can take pleasure in the momentary angst this will cause the fundie base which will now roar mightily, possibly to Shrub's detriment, during the next SC appointment (there have been stories suggesting the Neocons would like the fundies to plesae remain quiet through the fight, which now seems unlikely). But it drives me insane that this is what our national civic debate is about. I am willing to overlook the 10 commandments. They're not a bad set of rules, and it helps point out how our current regime violates nearly every one of them. As long as we can post the Torah and the Hadith, or whatever. Make no mistake, I am an atheistic no good lefty bastard, but I can smell a smokescreen when I'm in one.