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Sorry to bore you with a Bill O’Reilly post, but this was way too good to let go. The mouth over at Fox News is in a tizzy over two displays in the Olympia, Washington statehouse. There is a Nativity scene and right next to it a sign sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. You can imagine what the sign says right?
Anyway Mr. O’Reilly, who sees himself as the bodyguard of Jesus’ birthday, is on a one-man war calling Washington’s governor Chris Gregoire (yes she is a Democrat) a pinhead and coward for not standing up to those mean secular atheists who have nasty things to say about faith.
Ahhh, but there is a problem with , as there always is, with the O’Reilly “logic”. Something called the First Amendment. Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly went on O’Reilly’s show and carefully explained to him the meaning of free speech.
Now this is the funny part. Kelly is no soft-hearted liberal and makes it clear she is defending the law and not Gregoire; however, once O’Reilly gets his fake outrage up nuance takes a holiday. And O’Reilly comes off as rather slow (I’m being kind) when he attempts a legal debate with someone who was the editor of her law review.
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Point taken. Thanks for the link.
Sincerely,
James
Religion IS mythology and its only real legacy is as a testament to the power of brainwashing.
James I am disappointed that you did not include the complete text or a link to the complete text of the Sign posted by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. What the sign says is important to O’Reilly’s reaction and is also important to your readers so they can better understand you point about Bill and his over reaction.
I could not find what was placed in the Washington State House but I did find the text of one placed in the Illinois Capitol.
http://ffrf.org/news/2008/greensolsticesign_large.jpg
it is a picture of a poster set in the Illinois Capitol in Springfield with the text stating
“At this Season of the Winter Solstice may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven, or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds. Placed by the Freedom from Religion Foundation on behalf of its state members. ffrf.org”
James I understand you may be under time and space constraints but in the future please place all the applicable information in your piece or at least a link to it; so the reader can better understand your point and so the reader can make a more informed opinion of the issue at hand.