When is the House voting on the importance of Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism...

[RiverStone]

Taoism, Wicca, Shintō, Pagan, Native American, etc....

Or the importance of being an atheist or an agnostic?

When?

How in the fuck can the people's Congress vote to single out the importance of one faith and the holiday of one faith without naming all the others? :mad:

This is a vote I could never, EVER imagine happening in these United States; I can't fathom the rational??????

roll call of shame here:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1143.xml

On edit: coexist right?

[bear425]

1. Oh, that's coming on the 12th - Don't ya know.

The 12th of never. :(

[davidinalameda]

2. who's the author of the bill

[RiverStone]

4. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) introduced it.....

WHY????

[Critters2]

7. Oh, Lord. I should've known. What an embarassment. nt

[rurallib]

12. I share your embarassment

Can we give the 5th district to Nebraska or South Dakota?

[Critters2]

13. I see Braley voted yes. That's disappointing.

What? "Present" wasn't an option?

[rurallib]

15. So did Loebsack - {{shudder}}

I am not a purist but good heavens, just don't vote. Say you were in the toidy

[Critters2]

10. According to the list above, King of Iowa didn't vote.

Which wouldn't make sense. But my mistake may be in expecting Steve King to make sense.

[davidinalameda]

21. I wanted to make sure it was a repug

out to make trouble for the dems in the house

[Rex]

3. Closed government - sad and pathetic but it is what we are now.

Mass consumerism is our real religion.

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. I'm sure that Dennis Kucinich had the backbone to oppose this unfairness

Right? :shrug:

[jody]

Link to resolution below. Hope it works.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.res.00847:

[EFerrari]

11. Why was it referred to Foreign Relations?

:shrug:

[BuyingThyme]

6. Congress shall make no laws regarding the establishment of religion.

[madrchsod]

8. words mean nothing it is what one does with their life

that will be judged. funny these people do not understand that christ is talking about them....

[Cha]

9. I see my present congressman

and my future congressperson voted yea..

Here's the brave ones..Ackerman
Clarke
DeGette
Hastings (FL)
Lee
McDermott
Scott (VA)
Stark
Woolsey

That's kinda strange coming from Hastings in FL, no? Alcee Hastings?

[Ian David]

14. What the fuck???? THEY DID THIS TODAY?? Fucking fuckers! 272 to 9?? FUCK THEM! n/t

[AlCzervik]

16. it's almost like State approved religion as opposed to state sponsored.

good job excluding many, many people congress.

[AlCzervik]

17. Kucinich voted yes, wtf?

[Solon]

18. I don't want them to pass any law supporting any religion, even my own...

My faith doesn't require Congress to prop it up.

[NMMNG]

19. That would be "Never"

Because only Christianity is important here in Amurka. If you're not a Christian, you don't count.

[sjdnb]

20. Circumventing the founding fathers ... who predicted and

attempted to protect the nation from this ...

The Dangers of Combining Politics And Religion
Examples From Early American History, 1797 to 1800
http://candst.tripod.com/pol1800.htm

"Guard against those men who make a great noise about religion, in choosing representatives. It is electioneering. If they knew the nature and worth of religion, they would not debauch it to such shameful purposes. If pure religion is the criterion to denominate candidates, those who make a noise about it must be rejected; for their wrangle about it, proves that they are void of it. Let honesty, talents and quick despatch, characterise the men of your choice. Such men will have a sympathy with their constituents, and will be willing to come to the light, that their deeds may be examined. . . . "
http://candst.tripod.com/leland10.htm
Rev John Leland, 7/5/1802, July 4th Oration

From the Separation of Church and State site http://candst.tripod.com/index.html
If you've never visited, it is an oldie, but goody.