Re: “Brights” — Nah, any label that reminds me of a floor wax really doesn’t do it for me. Something else is needed…

Re “brights”: Yeah, I like the idea real well, but I agree the name is wussie. Any suggestions for replacements, folks?

Hey, the Supremes get one right: Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Law Banning Sodomy.

OK, so it’s not explicitly about religion — but we all know it is down deep. You gotta search far and wide to find gay-bashers who don’t think their hatred is justified by the wishes of their loving but vengeful deity. As the Texas AG’s case claimed, homosexuality “has nothing to do with marriage or conception or parenthood and it is not on a par with these sacred choices.” [My emphasis]

Unsurprisingly, Just-Ass Scalia, the court’s most pro-theocratic member, railed against the decision, writing that the court has now “largely signed on to the so-called homosexual agenda” and “has taken sides in the culture war”.

But it’s OK, because he also added that he has “nothing against homosexuals.”

RE: the “Brights”. I’ve been considering this, trying to let it grow on me, but I don’t like it. I’m all for the idea of coming up with a general category to include atheists, humanists, free thinkers, etc., and the name should have a positive ring to it, but “Brights” is pretty f-ing wimpy. I could get used to it, especially if the new label helped increase acceptance of non-theistic thinking, but I’m not buying the T-shirt.

Here are the Top Inspirational Hymns according to this week’s Onion STATshot:

1) Lord, Thou Art Not Made Up
2) A Mighty Fortress Is Our Lakeland Heights Community Christian Church
3) Rinsing Out the Sheaves
4) Jesus Christ, Look At This Place
5) This Cross Was Built Ram Tough
6) Mary Mary (Why Ya Buggin’?)
7) Gracious Lord On High, Toss Me a Peanut Brittle

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The first paragraph pretty much says it: (Bush Backs Religious Charities On Hiring)

President Bush called on Congress yesterday to make it easier for federally funded religious groups to base their hiring decisions on a job candidate’s religion and sexual orientation.

As an unidentified White House staffer put it:

“Why should a nice Baptist charity have to hire Jews and fags, anyway? Making them do so simply because they get federal money infringes on their religious freedom. What really matters is that they use the money to improve people’s lives by bring Jesus’ love to them.”

OK, just kidding about one of the quotes. But still. F-ing-A. (Note cleaned-up cussing to help make it through Supreme-mandated library filters.)