Atheists have no rights in Chicago
Just ask Representative Monique Davis, a Democrat mind you, who recently went off on Rob Sherman as he was speaking before the House State Government Administration Committee about the governor’s recent grant of $1 million to a Baptist church. Representative Davis had this to say:
…it’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists! Now you will go to court to fight kids to have the opportunity to be quiet for a minute. But damn if you’ll go to [court] to fight for them to keep guns out of their hands. I am fed up! Get out of that seat!
You have no right to be here! We believe in something. You believe in destroying! You believe in destroying what this state was built upon.
This story has shown up in two places with both pieces written by the man who broke the story. One piece is pointing out what happened and the other piece pointing out how what happened has been ignored by the larger Chicago community.
I have no doubt that had Rep. Davis told another theist that merely knowing of their existence was “dangerous” for children and that said theist had no right to participate in the government there would be calls for her to resign effectively immedietely, but her target was a mere atheist.
And that makes it all cool, right?
Update:
Adam of Daylight Atheism has a great post up about this incident which includes contact information for Rep. Davis.
Also, it appears as though the Council for Secular Humanism has put out a press release calling for the resignation of Rep. Davis. It’s available on the Change of Subject blog as a comment.
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As for the subject matter, I find it ridiculous that Representative Monique Davis could possibly think that such behavior is acceptable. She needs to read her John Stuart Mill, exposure to philosophies is never harmful for an individual, it gives them a chance to challenge their views in light of new information, and the best idea win out (or at least the most entrenched one will).
[...] Members of our government are simply allowed to tell us we don’t matter… or worse, are dangerous… without fear of reprisal or even a slap on the wrist from the greater community. Our rights [...]
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** an atheist’s unapologetic apology **
“Theology is a subject without an object.”
Don’t forget belief is not only optional; it’s really unfit for human consumption.
There is no supernatural realm — from which it follows that there are not two worlds (the “spiritual” one superordinate to nature), eternity is a fiction, no god whatsoever exists.
Xianity, like its murderous near eastern brother islam, its mysoginst father judaism, and its hate-based grandfather zoroastrianism, arose late in recorded history and it has been decaying at an increasing rate since 1600 CE.
Enough of this heresy born of Paul’s perverse twist on hellenistic judaism and overlaid with rites and symbols gleaned from the back alleys of slums in the eastern roman empire. Batman is more real than “Christ” ever was . . .
Enough xian intellectual nihilism and perversion of sexuality and hatred of woman and self-righteous revenge seeking. (1Cor1 1:end)
“God’s only excuse is that he does not exist.” — Stendahl
What a relief!
I feel better now, thanks.
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