The ramblings of a non-apologetic militant atheist mom doing time in the lonestar state on atheism, religion, feminism, politics and current events.
Well, folks it’s official. The Democratic party has kicked off it’s week long celebration of the diversity within the Democratic party with an event that explicitly shuts out any Democrat or democratically inclined person that doesn’t believe in some kind of god.
Be nice. Smile as you wave goodbye. It’s the atheist thing to do.
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"People who advocate freedom, yet deprecate agitation, are people who want crops without plowing the ground. They want rain without the awful roar of the thunder and lightning.
Without struggle, there is no progress. This struggle might be a moral one. It might be a physical one. It might be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. People may not get all that they pay for in this world, but they certainly pay for all that they get." ~ Frederick Douglas
I too am waving goodbye. Last week’s meeting with Rick Warren made me nauseous. I thought I could vote for Obama, but this pandering is too much to take. I’d rather throw my vote away to make a statement (albeit one few will hear) than partake in this charade. Maybe in our lifetime we will see a government that can function without the dysfunctional meddling of religion.
I, too, am bothered by Senator Obama’s appearance at Saddleback and by the faith gathering at the convention. I had hoped for more.
This election, however, has 2 reasonably likely outcomes: Obama or McCain will be President. Which result is likely to keep abortion legal (consider the judges and justices each would appoint); use science instead of faith in setting policy; change the faith based initiative to ban discrimination; and use fair hiring practices? With President McCain we get a President who supported Bush 95% of the time; who will have many of the same people in power; and who has made clear he will appoint more justices in the mold of Alito.
I’m going to work my tail off to get Obama elected. I hope that in the end, you will support us.
Unfortunately Ubi Dubious is correct (do you also speak Ubbi Dubbi?). We have to, once more, choose between the lesser of two evils. During the next presidential term, it is very likely that one or more Supreme Court Justices will kick the bucket, and Obama is a lot less likely than McCain to appoint a Jesus freak to the bench.
When I concentrate very hard, I can speak Ubbi Dubbi! But it’s been a long time.
I don’t think of it as the lesser of two evils, just that you shouldn’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.