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And now the news rant...
Jul. 6th, 2005 07:26 amI've determined what I want for my birthday (July 25th, send money). I want freedom from religion.
Not freedom of religion, which we already have (ostensibly, as long as you're Christian and Republican), but freedom from religion.
You see, our country was founded by many peoples and on many principles. One of those peoples were the Puritans, who fled England in large numbers after the restoration of Charles II. They wanted the freedom to practice their religion. So did everyone else who came to this country. And, by and large, over the years, religious freedom has worked out fairly well.
But I want freedom from religion. I want politicians to stop referring to God. I want school boards to not cave in to Creationists and Bible-thumpers. I want courthouses to stop displaying the Ten Commandments. We have a seperation of Church and State so that there is no state religion and that everyone will feel free to practice whatever religion devotions they follow. (About the only side-effect of this is the neo-pagan tree-hugging crystal worshipping vegans, but I already hate them because they keep bugging me when I'm eating cheeseburgers.) I want a President who does not rely on a book whose text is several hundred years to a couple thousand years old to determine what science is allowed and what isn't. I also want a President who doesn't have his head up his ass, but we haven't managed that one for a while yet. I want "In God We Trust" off the fucking money. At this point, it should say "In Alan Greenspan We Trust" anyways. I don't trust God with my money, after all. I mean, look at Sodom and Gomorrah. The guy has emotional problems, and he's probably an impulse buyer.
I want a President who doesn't go to church every Sunday. I mean, let's face it, did he go to church every Sunday before becoming President? Probably not. But it's a publicity thing. He has to go to church because people expect him to. I want a President who sleeps a bit late on Sunday and then catches a football game. I want a President who loses money to Secret Service agents on Superbowl bets. I want a President who won't alienate every other religion every time he opens his mouth and shoves his foot in it. I also want the terrorists to stop bullshitting about it being about religion and just come out and say "Yeah, we hate America. Not because you're Christians. Because you are meddling fucks who can't take a hint." Mind you, I also want many of those same terrorists dead, but I'd like them to own up to the truth before the bombs land.
I also want the Director's Cut of Blade Runner on DVD. That's the only thing I'm likely to get.
Not freedom of religion, which we already have (ostensibly, as long as you're Christian and Republican), but freedom from religion.
You see, our country was founded by many peoples and on many principles. One of those peoples were the Puritans, who fled England in large numbers after the restoration of Charles II. They wanted the freedom to practice their religion. So did everyone else who came to this country. And, by and large, over the years, religious freedom has worked out fairly well.
But I want freedom from religion. I want politicians to stop referring to God. I want school boards to not cave in to Creationists and Bible-thumpers. I want courthouses to stop displaying the Ten Commandments. We have a seperation of Church and State so that there is no state religion and that everyone will feel free to practice whatever religion devotions they follow. (About the only side-effect of this is the neo-pagan tree-hugging crystal worshipping vegans, but I already hate them because they keep bugging me when I'm eating cheeseburgers.) I want a President who does not rely on a book whose text is several hundred years to a couple thousand years old to determine what science is allowed and what isn't. I also want a President who doesn't have his head up his ass, but we haven't managed that one for a while yet. I want "In God We Trust" off the fucking money. At this point, it should say "In Alan Greenspan We Trust" anyways. I don't trust God with my money, after all. I mean, look at Sodom and Gomorrah. The guy has emotional problems, and he's probably an impulse buyer.
I want a President who doesn't go to church every Sunday. I mean, let's face it, did he go to church every Sunday before becoming President? Probably not. But it's a publicity thing. He has to go to church because people expect him to. I want a President who sleeps a bit late on Sunday and then catches a football game. I want a President who loses money to Secret Service agents on Superbowl bets. I want a President who won't alienate every other religion every time he opens his mouth and shoves his foot in it. I also want the terrorists to stop bullshitting about it being about religion and just come out and say "Yeah, we hate America. Not because you're Christians. Because you are meddling fucks who can't take a hint." Mind you, I also want many of those same terrorists dead, but I'd like them to own up to the truth before the bombs land.
I also want the Director's Cut of Blade Runner on DVD. That's the only thing I'm likely to get.