Re: ESTABLISHING THE RELIGION OF ATHEISM

nullus fides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>And so upon Tue, 02 Dec 2003 15:37:02 +0000 didst BlackWater speak thusly:
>
>> nullus fides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>>And so upon Mon, 01 Dec 2003 22:46:42 +0000 didst BlackWater speak thusly:
>>>
>>>> It's not entirely unfair to claim that there's an
>>>> attempt to "establish" atheism.
>>>
>>>It's utterly unfair. Utterly untrue also.
>>>
>>>But that doesn't stop people from saying it.
>> 
>>    'Establishment' is what 'establishment' does. Having
>>    the State push aside and repress all but ONE philosophy
>>    about religion *is* 'establishment' - or at least 
>>    close enough to worry about. 
>> 
>>    Lots of people are worrying about it. One of these
>>    days that's gonna cause the courts to re-define the
>>    word 'establishment'. 
>> 
>>    It's politically convenient to brush such things
>>    aside in the panic to save us from our local
>>    version of the Taliban, but it's *wrong*. In
>>    the end, it only empowers the fundies.
>
>None of the above makes any sense.
>
>Just thought you'd like to know.

   You must have a seriously biased mind then ... 

   Oh well, that just makes you part of the problem
   rather than part of the solution. Those capable
   of seeing both sides of this issue will continue
   without you.