A Taliban by any other name...

[sabotabby]

In "liberated" Afghanistan, a man faces execution for converting to Christianity.

But things like that

(From KMOV.com)
Missouri legislators in Jefferson City considered a bill that would name Christianity the state's official "majority" religion.

House Concurrent Resolution 13 has is pending in the state legislature.

Many Missouri residents had not heard about the bill until Thursday.

Karen Aroesty of the Anti-Defamation League, along with other watch-groups, began a letter writing and email campaign to stop the resolution.

The resolution would recognize "a Christian god," and it would not protect minority religions, but "protect the majority's right to express their religious beliefs.

The resolution also recognizes that, "a greater power exists," and only Christianity receives what the resolution calls, "justified recognition."

State representative David Sater of Cassville in southwestern Missouri, sponsored the resolution, but he has refused to talk about it on camera or over the phone.

KMOV also contacted Gov. Matt Blunt's office to see where he stands on the resolution, but he has yet to respond.

(Hat tip: zingerella.)

Text of the resolution.

Yet.

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On a lighter note, well, he can't be worse than Martin or Harper.

Comments

[jhfurnish.livejournal.com]

Native American tribal religion practice was punishable by death on Federal US law books and many state books until 1977, when Jimmy Carter took this OFF the books. It's one of the few reasons I have any respect for him at all.

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I respect some of his post-presidential activities. Do I lose lefty-cred for that?

[jhfurnish.livejournal.com]

I must have made myself appear to be some sort of doctrinaire hard-ass.

The thing is that Carter knew about a lot of evil stuff he did nothing about and didn't expose. He's not different _enough_ from them.

Who am I to take cred away from you?

Here's an example of where I do take cred away:

Michael Moore, for crossing an IWW picket line in Philly back in the '90's to sell his book at Borders. I will never forgive it.

[sabotabby]

Oh, I was kidding about lefty cred.

Michael Moore is a dick.

[earthlingmike.livejournal.com]

I have not seen his movie. And I take pride in that. The guy needs to stop being an example of 'stupid white male.'

[earthlingmike.livejournal.com]

To quote Bill Clinton: The advantage of not being president is you can say what you want. The problem is people don't necessarily have to listen.