Onward Xian Soldiers
23 January 2005 by BobAs a follow-up to Ron’s previous post about “bold xians” — i.e., what we call “bible-thumping assholes” — here’s a story: Republicans Push For `In God We Trust’ Banners In Libraries
“It’s very simple. It’s not political. It involves all parties,” Bunting said this week. “This country was founded on Judeo-Christian values. If you’re an atheist, and you don’t like it, you can put a banner over it and take [the banner] down when you leave.”
Or, Sparky, maybe you could just not put one up in the fucking first place?
23 January 2005, on 8:05 pm
Wankers. Try living among them sometime. Is it any wonder I drink excessively (no wait that’s my choice). Still, they are wankers.
25 January 2005, on 3:44 pm
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
God is for Suckers directed us to the following news story (all quotations this story): Republicans Push For ‘In God We Trust’ Banners In Libraries … Pasco Republican leader Bill Bunting … recently asked county commissioners to hang banners with…
26 January 2005, on 5:48 pm
… so it only would have been inappropriate if it had been a specific god? So “In god we trust” is ok, but “In Thor we trust” is right out.
26 January 2005, on 5:51 pm
Bilirakis said, “If you have an objection to it, just ignore it. If you think it’s terrible, don’t go into that building.” … So … I guess way back in the 19th century, people who objected to slavery should have ignored it. People who thought it was horrible should have stayed out of the South.
Hey … I never knew that’s what a democratic society was all about–shutting my mouth. What a fucking fabulous lesson. Let’s all just shut up together.