In an unnecessary and bigoted diatribe, Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago) actually decided that a citizen of her state had no right to speak in her state committee because of his religious beliefs. But that seems to be okay since the citizen was only an atheist.
Tag: 1st amendment
Walter Russell Mead writes, in a recent article in the Atlantic, that “America’s evangelicals are growing more moderate— and more powerful” in American politics. But to me it isn’t true. It has been a rollercoaster ride.
There are some ministers of what are known as mega-churches who throw out that notion of a humble preacher who is only in the preaching business to proselytize. The US Senate wants to find out if tax payers are being taken for a ride.
It seems that Delaware County Prosecutor David Yost is the one not understanding what separation of church and state means. It doesn’t mean “scrubbing the name God from every inch of the public arena” and doesn’t only mean the government can’t establish a state religion. If a public servant can’t see or understand the harm they are doing then I have to question their judgement in all other areas.
The settlement pretty much says the city of Jacksonville, Florida did do something wrong, knew it was wrong, and settled to avoid a stiffer penalty. The precedent had already been set in previous cases. Spin it how you want it, American Atheists won the case.
The US Supreme Court, more specifically Justice Anthony Kennedy, issued a stay of a lower federal court ruling that said the Mt. Soledad Easter Cross is unconstitutional and it needed to be removed from the city of San Diego’s property by August 2nd or the city would be fined $5,000 a day. The religious right and the pandering city officials who keep this case alive follow the same pattern the so-called Christians seem to follow – lying, name calling, character assassination, fraud, delays, and contempt of court.