Posts by Juha Saarinen
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"non-religionists (is that the word we're using now?)."
Commonsensists is the preferred term.
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Wow... have a look at the index of that chapter.
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Here we are, from the General Laws of Massachusetts (no, not the Islamic Republic of Iran):
"PART IV. CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
TITLE I. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 272. CRIMES AGAINST CHASTITY, MORALITY, DECENCY AND GOOD ORDER
Chapter 272: Section 36. Blasphemy
Section 36. Whoever wilfully blasphemes the holy name of God by denying, cursing or contumeliously reproaching God, his creation, government or final judging of the world, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, or by cursing or contumeliously reproaching or exposing to contempt and ridicule, the holy word of God contained in the holy scriptures shall be punished by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars, and may also be bound to good behavior. "
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Graeme: you mean the First Amendment? That prohibits the US Congress from establishing a religion, or favouring an existing one. It doesn't specifically offer protection for atheists. Atheists have all the rights and obligations of other US citizens, but that's where it ends. There is freedom of religion but not freedom from religion, unfortunately.
Of course, we have no recourse to the 1st in NZ...
You would need to ask someone who understands the situation in the US better than I do, and who knows what effect the Religious Liberty Protection Act, which was introduced after the previous Religious Freedom Restoration Act was struck out as unconstitutional, has had.
Tom: thanks, good find. Some good stuff there too and... *cough* Bugmenot works *cough*.
Guess by the way who said this?
"No, I don't know that Atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God."
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It always struck me as blatantly unfair that only religionists are entitled to protection as well as instruction so as to further their superstitions.
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Can I be the first to register my strong objection to mixing religion with cricket like this? It's blasphemous.
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A political cookbook would be the thing. No, no, no need to thank me for such a splendid idea... stole it from the anarchists.
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and the local pop-star-turned-writer known as the Tibetan Madonna
FREE TIBET
From Madonna at least.
And you're cooking... most definitely so. :)
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one way or another, those forests are sunk.
So we might as well cut the lot down? Vandal! Won't someone think of the children and carbo-neutrality!
I guess we could dry sheep dung though and use that for bio-fuel. Wouldn't want to be in ChCh though when the inversion strikes...
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/me pours buzzword oil on the fiery debate