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ebonlockI'm sure most of you heard about the Congress' decision to say "We like Christmas!", in a legislative fashion so I won't go into too many details beyond quoting just a few passages:
Congress "recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world" and "acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith"
Well I'm glad we got that settled. I simply cannot press the W, T, and F keys hard enough to really express my reaction to this.
But before you start beating your head against your desk, allow me to also point you to Kung Fu Monkey who sums it all up in just the perfect way:
You know, for a religion that survived centuries of persecution under the greatest Empire in existence, and then went on to convert billions of people over the following centuries, and is so entrenched as a moral framework in America that every Presidential candidate (hell, 99% of politicians in general) has to claim to be not just a follower but a devout follower ...
... Christianity's been acting kind of needy lately. Like, "crazy girlfriend who suddenly believes you're thinking about how to pack your shit in ways she won't notice and sneak it out to the car, and so perversely thinks the way to keep you from bolting is to demand you tell her she's super pretty every hour, which, ironically, is what actually prompts you into thinking about packing your shit, even though you weren't before but now ..." needy.
Come on, Christianity. Stay classy.
Congress "recognizes the Christian faith as one of the great religions of the world" and "acknowledges the international religious and historical importance of Christmas and the Christian faith"
Well I'm glad we got that settled. I simply cannot press the W, T, and F keys hard enough to really express my reaction to this.
But before you start beating your head against your desk, allow me to also point you to Kung Fu Monkey who sums it all up in just the perfect way:
You know, for a religion that survived centuries of persecution under the greatest Empire in existence, and then went on to convert billions of people over the following centuries, and is so entrenched as a moral framework in America that every Presidential candidate (hell, 99% of politicians in general) has to claim to be not just a follower but a devout follower ...
... Christianity's been acting kind of needy lately. Like, "crazy girlfriend who suddenly believes you're thinking about how to pack your shit in ways she won't notice and sneak it out to the car, and so perversely thinks the way to keep you from bolting is to demand you tell her she's super pretty every hour, which, ironically, is what actually prompts you into thinking about packing your shit, even though you weren't before but now ..." needy.
Come on, Christianity. Stay classy.
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Date: 2007-12-14 09:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-14 09:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-14 09:26 pm (UTC)Freedom of religion ... but only so long as your religion is Christianity, and let us make it clear, mainstream Christianity of some sort, none of this wacko Mormon or other cultist Christianity thankyouverymuch. We may tolerate you somewhat if you're Jewish since Jesus was a Jew before he became Christian of course, because of course Jesus was a Christian, he was Christ for goodness sake! But other than that, no, you have to be Christian and worship a pure Christian faith along with sheep bearing lambs in mid-winter, a resurrection holiday named for a Celtic fertility goddess, etc.
Good. Good. Glad we have that all cleared up now. Now, go forth and enjoy your rights as humans to have freedom of religion!
Bah. Humbug.
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Date: 2007-12-15 06:58 pm (UTC)Analogy, you are truthiness.