Representative tries to put the fear of God in atheist
Representative tries to put the fear of God in atheist
Did you hear about the state legislator who last week blasted a Lutheran minister during a committee hearing for spewing dangerous religious superstitions, and then attempted to order the minister out of the witness chair on the grounds that his Christian beliefs are “destroying what this state was built upon”?
Of course you didn’t, because it didn’t happen and would never happen. Not to a Christian, not to a Jew, not to a Muslim or to anyone who subscribes to any faith.
Such an attack would rightly be considered scandalously out of bounds in contemporary society.
But you probably also didn’t hear about what actually did happen:
Rep. Monique Davis (D-Chicago) interrupted atheist activist Rob Sherman during his testimony Wednesday afternoon before the House State Government Administration Committee in Springfield and told him, “What you have to spew and spread is extremely dangerous . . . it’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists!
“This is the Land of Lincoln where people believe in God,” Davis said. “Get out of that seat . . . You have no right to be here! We believe in something. You believe in destroying! You believe in destroying what this state was built upon.”
Apparently it’s still open season on some views of God.
Outside of Change of Subject, where I posted a transcript and the audio, Davis’ repellent, un-American outburst received no attention whatsoever.
Apr 07, 2008 @ 15:39:46
Actually, I did read about this briefly but I’m still in shock. A Democratic no less, someone who’s supposed to stand for the separation of church and state.
Religious tolerance is necessary, but not at the expense of those who have no religion.
Intolerance like this is just shameful!
Apr 07, 2008 @ 22:44:30
congressmen get elected with far fewer voters. it doesn’t matter if he’s a democrat, he’s an asinine idiot who should be kicked out of office.
Apr 08, 2008 @ 08:02:08
“What you have to spew and spread is extremely dangerous . . . it’s dangerous for our children to even know that your philosophy exists!”
HA HA
SOME ONE SHOULD INFROM HER OF THE CHRISTIAN CRUSADES
OR THE RATIONAL INQASITION,OR THE NAZI DOING THERE NON EXISTANT GODS WORK KILLING OF HEATHEN JEWS OR THE DARWIN WITCH HUNTS. AND LETS NOT FOR GET THE EVOLUTIONIST SUICIDE JIADIST WHO WITH THE NON-RELIGIOUS IDEAS FLEW TWO PLANES INTO TWC ON 911. THAT’LL GIVE HER MORE INSIGHT ON THE DANGEROUS IDEAS OF ATHEIST.
GOD BLESS…..UHHH….THE BLESSED.
(EVER WOUNDERD WHY THE ASTRONOMY IS SO FORBIDEN? CAUSE IT WOULD EXPOSE THE FALSE RELIGION (ALL 3)TO WHAT IT REALY IS. LOOK IT UP.)
Apr 08, 2008 @ 08:06:55
^^^
SORRY I MENT ” THE UNCHRISTIAN CRUSADES”
Apr 08, 2008 @ 19:57:22
Fenox, could you please not comment again? You make atheists look bad. Really bad.