Humanists
There have been commercials on my favorite sports talk radio station for the Florida Humanists, throwing out their web site address, and there's the link (and some free pub for them) for those of you interested. To give you an idea how wildly popular they've been, their online poll to vote for your favorite Humanist has pulled in over 12 votes since March, and two of those are mine...for Albert Einstein, so if you do decide to visit...please help these guys look like someone actually gives a rat's patoot, and vote for someone...anyone...in their poll.
What had me curious is that the commericals would have you believe that all they are doing is walking around saying, in the words of Bill S. Preston, "Be excellent to each other!" I was thinking, "Well, if that's your deal, why would anyone not join, or why is there something you have to join? Isn't this just about everyone?" Once you look at the website though, it appears that it's more about the fanatical separation of church and state, based more on freedom from religion than freedom of religion, than anything about "Be excellent to each other." Once again, anything else is protected speech under the first ammendment, but once you say 'God' in a public place or in anything supported by public funds, the government has all of a sudden established a religion, and that has to be squelched. Their panties are in a wad because someone wanted to hold a high school graduation in a church. Well, so what?
I found it funny that there is a plea for funds on the page, saying these people need $15,000 by December. I don't know why, but it reminded me of that outrageous claim by Oral Roberts (yes, this did say Billy Graham, but if you look at the comments, you'll see someone set me straight. I'll admit I have trouble remembering who's who in the preacher hit parade.) years ago when he was raising money for a hospital or school or something, and said God told him if he didn't get the money by such-and-such a date, God was taking him home. So, what happens to the God-less heathens if they don't get their money by December?
What had me curious is that the commericals would have you believe that all they are doing is walking around saying, in the words of Bill S. Preston, "Be excellent to each other!" I was thinking, "Well, if that's your deal, why would anyone not join, or why is there something you have to join? Isn't this just about everyone?" Once you look at the website though, it appears that it's more about the fanatical separation of church and state, based more on freedom from religion than freedom of religion, than anything about "Be excellent to each other." Once again, anything else is protected speech under the first ammendment, but once you say 'God' in a public place or in anything supported by public funds, the government has all of a sudden established a religion, and that has to be squelched. Their panties are in a wad because someone wanted to hold a high school graduation in a church. Well, so what?
I found it funny that there is a plea for funds on the page, saying these people need $15,000 by December. I don't know why, but it reminded me of that outrageous claim by Oral Roberts (yes, this did say Billy Graham, but if you look at the comments, you'll see someone set me straight. I'll admit I have trouble remembering who's who in the preacher hit parade.) years ago when he was raising money for a hospital or school or something, and said God told him if he didn't get the money by such-and-such a date, God was taking him home. So, what happens to the God-less heathens if they don't get their money by December?
John put this out here at 9:46 AM
3 Comments:
They wont have enough money to pay the Hitman... and Santa will make his rounds as planned...
Jo ;)
That was Oral Roberts. Not Billy Graham.
I stand (or sit) corrected. I'll fix it.
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