Nathan Stine (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} stinerman) wrote,@ 2008-04-09 07:56:00 |
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The Last Silent Minority
Listen to this Illinois State Rep. tear into a guy because he doesn't believe in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. She asserts that the gentleman doesn't have the right to testify at the hearing because he doesn't believe in the Magic Man in the Sky. The jaw-dropping moment was this:
"[I]t’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists!"
No shit. Because rationality is the enemy of all religion.
This is ridiculous on so many levels. And Christians think they're persecuted? Could you imagine if she had said the same thing to a Jew or Muslim? She'd be out of a job by now.
We're making inroads on helping out our GLBT friends get their rights (and thankfully we already have ours), but we need to work with them on acceptance as well.
Listen to this Illinois State Rep. tear into a guy because he doesn't believe in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. She asserts that the gentleman doesn't have the right to testify at the hearing because he doesn't believe in the Magic Man in the Sky. The jaw-dropping moment was this:
"[I]t’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists!"
No shit. Because rationality is the enemy of all religion.
This is ridiculous on so many levels. And Christians think they're persecuted? Could you imagine if she had said the same thing to a Jew or Muslim? She'd be out of a job by now.
We're making inroads on helping out our GLBT friends get their rights (and thankfully we already have ours), but we need to work with them on acceptance as well.
