My 9 yr old son asked me today, Isn't Bush a lot like Bin Laden? (There was a Newsweek cover he saw about Bush's religion.) I said, yeah, both of them think God told them to kill people. A woman standing by the newsstand (black, if that makes a difference), caught my eye and gave me a wry smile.
jks
--- s-t-t at juno.com wrote:
> Doug asked:
> > [why is it inexcusable to mock superstition?]
>
> Because it's "intolerant." And this is, if ever
> there was, a case where
> Zizek's question is relevant: Tolerance for whom to
> do what? Their faith
> is obviously not a private affair: they're trying to
> remake the world in
> their image. Veto school science curriculums, make
> birth compulsory for
> pregnant women, mandating collective affirmations of
> faith, block gay
> marriages, etc -- and those are the moderates.
>
> Calls to respect their beliefs obscures a good deal
> of this. Yeah, Shrub
> and Ronzo don't buy evolution, but it's more than
> that: Shrub's pappy
> said he didn't think atheists should be citizens,
> and Lieberman scolds
> that we have "no freedom from religion."
>
> I'd think people who know the mind of God, speak the
> word of God, and
> who's actions are God's will would be a little less
> insecure.
>
> -- Shane
>
>
>
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