More Missives from Jesusland

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* A bill before the Alabama state legislature that would ban all books by gay authors or with gay characters: "I don't look at it as censorship," says State Representative Gerald Allen. "I look at it as protecting the hearts and souls and minds of our children."

* Any flavor you want, as long as it's vanilla: "The 4th Circuit ruled Chesterfield [VA] County's Board of Supervisors did not show impermissible motive in refusing to permit a pantheistic invocation by a Wiccan because its list of clergy who registered to conduct invocations covers a wide spectrum of Judeo-Christian denominations."

* Tolerance = bigotry: "A federal judge on Thursday blocked a [MD] county school system from instituting a health curriculum that includes discussions of homosexuality. U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams agreed with two groups that sued contending such discussions gave preference of religions that are tolerant of homosexuality over those that reject it."

Comments

[kalimar.livejournal.com]

From the article about Gerald Allen:

"It's not healthy for America, it doesn't fit what we stand for," says Allen. "And they will do whatever it takes to reach their goal."

*blarg?* A book ban is healthy for America and fits what America stands for?!? I never realized America stood for intolerance and bigotry. I guess the idea that America stands for tolerance and freedom is outmoded.