Finally - some good news for the day.

Family values belong in the family not in politics. My values are my own and I don't want anyone else's forced on me. Religion can't do it because it has no force other than a vague threat of hell. Government can try to do it with laws but that disenfranchises a huge number of the people. I believe having my own values is a constitutional right.

Family-Values Politics Loses Its Value - To the Contrary (usnews.com)

The Institute on Religion and Democracy

If the religious left had prevailed over the religious right this would be a better world. The fairy tales of religion are not evil but the interpretation and implementation can go either way.

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Bush's Homophobic Surgeon General Nominee

Why does Bush keep putting these religious right wingnuts in positions of power where they can do damage to humanity?

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Bush's Homophobic Surgeon General Nominee

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Falwell and Savage Christians: A Legacy of Hate and Violence

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Falwell and Savage Christians: A Legacy of Hate and Violence: "Christians perpetrated the crusades, the inquisition, the slave trade and imperial adventures too numerous to mention. It may be comforting to pat ourselves on the back and consign those behaviors to past centuries. We are living in the 21st century after all. Who would use the name of the Christian God to justify mass killing? A majority of modern day American Christians, that's who."

Evangelicals Search for a Political Savior

Evangelicals Search for a Political Savior - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com

I think I have the answer to the evangelicals political problem. They say "believe in god" and "trust god" How about "vote for god". They can do it as a write in vote. This way they would do no harm. Actually it would be "do no more harm". They did saddle the country with Bush. The only good that came out of that was to prove Newt Gengrich was wrong when he said "If the Soviet empire still existed, I'd be terrified. The fact is, we can afford a fairly ignorant presidency now.".

Bush Threatens Veto To Enforce Anti-Reproductive Rights Agenda

After we impeach Bush, lets remove all influence of religion.

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What a sorry response

We want our country back. Everyone keep up the pressure and clean house.

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Jerry Falwell, faith-based fraud.

Another person that agrees with me. The man was evil and won't be missed by any sane person.

Jerry Falwell, faith-based fraud. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

No Tears For Falwell

I agree. This was not a man to look up to.

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Bush is pro-hate

Apparently, Bush is for hate, as long as you hate the right people.

Medill Reports: House votes to strengthen hate crimes penalties, Bush threatens veto

Attempted Abortion Clinic Bombing, and Hate Speech From The Right

The people doing this call themselves Christians. This is contrary to any teaching that I know of in the bible. I mean the new testament. Although I was raised Catholic I didn't listen that closely. I was busy watching to see if a nun was going to get me. This was back in the 50's and the church was scary, in latin. I do think I got the gist of it though. You are supposed to do good. You are not supposed to do wrong. Killing was at the top of the 10 wrongs even in the crazy old testament.

AlterNet: Blogs: PEEK: Attempted Abortion Clinic Bombing, and Hate Speech From The Right