Curiously selective


I wonder if his "history of faith" includes enough
When I created this blog, the signature issue that inspired the blog title was simple, I wanted to show that you could be a "concerned person of faith" without being a follower of any of the Big Three monotheisms. A big part of that is acknowledging that government must neither help nor hinder any faith group.

It's pretty basic, it's right there in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Let me quote the relevant part in bold.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Can't get any simpler than that, right?

So why do things like this happen?

Delete Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) from the list of admirers of the new Capitol Visitor Center.

DeMint issued a statement Tuesday criticizing the new facility for "omitting the history of faith." DeMint noted that the new tourist spot ignored his request to include the phrase "In God We Trust" and the Pledge of Allegiance.

Well, if he's going to stick to his guns, so will I. By all means, let's include a history of faith.

Let's start with the Roman Republic. You know, that little thing that shaped most of the civilized Western World. That thing that so inspired the Founders that they based their Republic on it.

Oh, and it just happened to have predated Christianity.

That's not going to be a problem, is it?

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - December 3, 2008 at 03:07 PM  Tag


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