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::: part ii of iii on civil religion :::
part iii is [here]
part i is [here]

last july, by offering dimebags as bribes, atheist michael newdow convinced a few 9th circuit court judges to rule that a pledge of allegiance which includes the words “under god” is unconstitutional.*
we blogged it then, satirically: on the […]

::: part i of iii on civil religion :::
part ii[here]
part iii is [here]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A California atheist told the Supreme Court Wednesday that the words ”under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance are unconstitutional and offensive to people who don’t believe there is a God.
Solicitor General Theodore Olson, the Bush administration lawyer arguing for […]

We now know that Kofi Annan & Family are directly involved in the Iraqi oil-for-food fiasco. William Safire writes:

Responding to a harangue in this space on March 17, the spokesman for Kofi Annan confirmed that the secretary general’s soft-spoken son, Kojo, was on the payroll of Cotecna Inspections of Switzerland until December 1998. In […]

Just want to wish my folks a Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary!

IMAO summarizes the top 10 points of interest from the 9/11 hearings. my favorites:

worried about the passion inciting violence? how about the antithesis of violence?
killer confesses after film

nick over at zionide posted samples of a few of the (what he called) “needlessly controversial” gay mormon missionary pictures that are on display in SLC. i found his quick dismissal of the controversy disappointing. in fact, i think it’s funny how much the actions of the photographer who took those pictures compare […]

If you needed additional evidence. Check out this link:
Annan Condemns Yassin Assassination

feel really strongly about something that nobody else cares about?
try protesting!
the hippie man in this picture claims to have friends at haliburton and bechtel. frankly, i think there is a better chance that the woman in the foreground’s wish comes true (and dennis kucinich is elected president) than this dope-smoking […]

this will be my last post on this topic. for a long time. i’m sort of sick of talking about it. kind of like when i used to drink a glass of carnation instant breakfast everyday before school in 6th through 8th grades. i started to get more and more of […]

for a good laugh (perhaps), always hover your mouse cursor over the images in this and other posts.
william j watkins

One’s beliefs about homosexuality and marriage aside, a ban on same-sex marriage is not irrational. Nor is legislation that permits a same-sex couple to marry irrational. A reasonable legislator could conclude that […]

daniel oaks

The only accurate way of describing the mayor of San Francisco’s behavior is rebellion. Those supporting him are supporting the rebellion of a self-appointed dictator. I do not believe this is the intent of the mayor or his supporters, but that does not change the true nature of his actions. Extend […]

legalizing gay “marriage” will not only destroy the stability of the institution of marriage, it is part of a subversive movement to destroy american culture as we know it.
kurtz
stanley kurtz writes that “marriage” has only recently become an objective of the gay community. for a long time, marriage was shunned by homosexuals […]

NOTE: remember, this is just part of my argument. parts I, II, and III can be read by following those links, and parts V and up are yet to be posted.
wrathall:
in a lecture recently, professor mark wrathall made three points with reference to “hard cases” and judicial review in the discussion […]

…but it is.
The sport is out of control.
Say what you will about baseball pitchers plunking batters, bullpen clearing brawls, or Shaq chasing down Doug Christie in an arena tunnel. But hockey as a sport is free-falling into moral oblivion.
The long standing toleration of fights, an integral part of the game according to many, led […]