Religious Right Paranoia Knows No Bounds

[Ian David]

Submitted by Kyle on June 17, 2010 - 9:01am

Earlier this month, representatives of the Secular Student Alliance were invited, for the first time, to attend a meeting hosted by the White House's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

According to SSA, the meeting focused on "connecting the higher education sector to broader national service priorities and creating spaces on campus to foster interfaith and community service" ... and Bishop Harry Jackson is outraged that atheists were included, seeing it as proof that President Obama and his administration hate Christians:

Bishop Harry Jackson with the Fellowship of International Churches tells OneNewsNow he believes the White House is trying to expand the tent of faith to include atheists and non-religious people as a way to discredit Bible-believing evangelicals.

"I think we're being set up -- for people of living faith who believe in a born-again experience who follow the Bible -- to be seen as knuckle-dragging Neanderthals who need to come into the 21st century," Jackson said.

The meeting sought to create a "dialogue on interfaith and community service with University Presidents, faculty, Chaplains, foundations, religious and community leaders and other key partners" and included "more than 120 leading scholars, academics, university presidents, chaplains, foundations, and student service organizations attended the convening from institutions across the country reflected the diversity of views and backgrounds across the country with Presidents of evangelical and Catholic colleges, Muslim and Buddhist chaplains, Hindu and Jewish student organizations and representatives from secular service groups as well."

More:
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/religious-right-paranoia-knows-no-bounds

[BR_Parkway]

1. Sir Stephen H Roberts said it best:

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Sir Stephen Henry Roberts (1901-1971)

[trotsky]

2. "to be seen as knuckle-dragging Neanderthals who need to come into the 21st century"

If the shoe fits...

[raccoon]

3. Must the Bishop insult Neanderthals? nt

[ChadwickHenryWard]

5. I love that casual speciesism.

Neanderthals are different from us and came before us, therefore they must be bad. Nevermind that they were some of the most intelligent and fascinating creatures ever to grace the earth, I'll just insult them as stupid and malformed. It's the same thing when some takes offense to being compared to a monkey or ape - of course you look similar, you share 98% of your DNA.

[laconicsax]

4. Just to say, neanderthals weren't knuckle-draggers. n/t