God bless AmericaIn response to this stupendously ignorant take on the history of America—which seems to be the prevalent view in the Wiregrass area—our local freethought group felt obliged to submit the following rejoinder which was penned by fellow member Robert Hands. Hopefully it will be published in the next few days.
I just have to share my feelings about our country. We are a nation of Christians and God-fearing people. Some wrong-minded people are telling us that we no longer are.
We cannot let a few atheists, etc., ruin what we as a nation have worked so hard for. Freedom was the reason for the Revolutionary War.
Are we losing our freedom? Let’s hope not! When we turn our backs to God, he can do the same to us. He has to be so disappointed in how we are living. So please, let’s stand united. We are a Christian nation. I love my country; it's the best in the world, so why would we want to be anything less?
Marguerite McKlemurry
Abbeville
We Are All AmericansLetter has been published.
The Southeast Alabama Freethought Association (SEAFA) is a group of atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers from the Dothan and surrounding areas. We are your fellow Alabamians. We are your fellow Americans. The SEAFA would like to address the idea held by many in the religious community that one must be religious to be a “real American”.
You’ll find that many members of the various United States military branches are among the non-religious. Many of us dedicate our time and resources to charitable causes, not for recognition, but for compassion. We care heavily for our fellow human beings. We do not discriminate. We feel that people of all faiths, as well as people without faith, need not be labeled as un-American because of a difference in belief with the majority.
To say that the United States of America is a Christian nation is not only dishonest, it is discriminatory. In fact, recent studies show that nearly 30% of U.S. citizens are non-Christian. Approximately 15% of Americans identify as non-religious. The SEAFA itself currently boasts over one hundred members, and still counting, and that’s just in the Dothan area. We hope people consider this the next time they feel like alienating a huge portion of the population.
For more information about the SEAFA visit: www.theSEAFA.org
The pole, about a mile south of Kinston, has attracted attention of some area residents. Some say the kudzu-covered post bears a striking resemblance to Jesus’ crucifixion.
Kent Hardison, who runs Ma’s Hotdog House less than a half mile from the pareidolia, rides by the Christ-resembling post each day. He said when he first saw the kudzu growing he almost sprayed it with herbicide.
“I glanced at it, and it looks like Jesus,” Hardison said. “I thought, ‘You can’t spray Jesus with Roundup.’ ”Kudzu, an invasive species from Japan, causes 1.5 million dollars of damage a year to power lines not to mention all the damage it does to other plant life and animal habitats in the U.S.; yet, these fine industrious citizens have decided to spare this particular vine because they think it’s “looking out” for them.
“Are you familiar with the Christian militants?” Jackson asked former New York Dept. of Correctional Services official Patrick Dunleavy.
“Can one might say that they might possibly want to undermine this country because right now the right for women to choose is a Constitutional right but people disagree with it but here is an individual trying to undermine the protections that are given to women? Would you suggest that might be compared to trying to undermine this country? That’s a possibility, is it not?”
Rep. Jackson Lee: “As we look to be informational, we should include an analysis of how Christian militants or others might bring down the country. We have to look broadly, do we not?”
Dunleavy: “I don’t know that Christian militants have foreign country backing or foreign country financing.”
Rep. Lee: “I don’t think that’s the issue. The issue is whether or not their intent is to undermine the laws of this nation. And I think it is clear that that is the case. So it’s not — your distinction is not answering the question.”Although I agree with Rep. Lee for the most part, I actually think Christian radicals in the U.S. are a bigger threat to the rule of law and our Constitutional rights than Islamic militants.
Americans United’s Barry W. Lynn reminds Texas Gov. Rick Perry that he wasn’t hired to be a preacher. Support AU to help us fight this and other attacks on church-state separation.Haw! Haw! I need me one of those Flying Spaghetti Monster hats too.
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Americans United’s Barry W. Lynn reminds Texas Gov. Rick Perry that he wasn’t hired to be a preacher. Support AU to help us fight this and other attacks on church-state separation.Haw! Haw! I need me one of those Flying Spaghetti Monster hats too.
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BIRMINGHAM, AL (APR - Alabama Public Radio ) - Opponents of Alabama’s tough new law against illegal immigration are planning an interfaith protest march in downtown Birmingham.As a secular humanist and an Alabamian, I agree wholeheartedly with the faith-based groups in that this new law is unjust. Although the motives of these groups may not be entirely selfless, It’s good to see them banding together on the liberal side of the ideological fence for a change.
Faith-based groups said Tuesday they’re organizing the demonstration for Saturday to protest the law, which they call unjust.
Some church leaders say the law violates Christian principles, and many are worried about whether the law’s provisions against knowingly assisting illegal immigrants will prevent churches from reaching out to people who could be in the country illegally.
The march will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Birmingham’s Linn Park. Sponsors include church and social justice groups.
BIRMINGHAM, AL (APR - Alabama Public Radio ) - Opponents of Alabama’s tough new law against illegal immigration are planning an interfaith protest march in downtown Birmingham.As a secular humanist and an Alabamian, I agree wholeheartedly with the faith-based groups in that this new law is unjust. Although the motives of these groups may not be entirely selfless, It’s good to see them banding together on the liberal side of the ideological fence for a change.
Faith-based groups said Tuesday they’re organizing the demonstration for Saturday to protest the law, which they call unjust.
Some church leaders say the law violates Christian principles, and many are worried about whether the law’s provisions against knowingly assisting illegal immigrants will prevent churches from reaching out to people who could be in the country illegally.
The march will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Birmingham’s Linn Park. Sponsors include church and social justice groups.
This spring and summer, scantily-clad women, and some men, are taking to the streets in what are called “SlutWalks.” They say they’re protesting a culture in which the victim of a sexual assault is blamed, rather than the perpetrator.
Hundreds of women in skimpy outfits — plunging necklines and the shortest of shorts — disregarded the overcast 60-degree weather and marched down the streets of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood last weekend.
Protester Monica Thomas explained why she came out for the walk.
“I don’t believe that how a woman dresses dictates whether or not a woman wants to be raped. No one wants to be raped. And no one deserves to be treated like that,” she said.
READ MOREYou know, I’ve even heard other women say stuff like “she was asking for it” in reference rape victims who dressed in a non-Victorian manner. I don’t understand the mental process that leads someone to have this attitude.
This spring and summer, scantily-clad women, and some men, are taking to the streets in what are called “SlutWalks.” They say they’re protesting a culture in which the victim of a sexual assault is blamed, rather than the perpetrator.
Hundreds of women in skimpy outfits — plunging necklines and the shortest of shorts — disregarded the overcast 60-degree weather and marched down the streets of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood last weekend.
Protester Monica Thomas explained why she came out for the walk.
“I don’t believe that how a woman dresses dictates whether or not a woman wants to be raped. No one wants to be raped. And no one deserves to be treated like that,” she said.
READ MOREYou know, I’ve even heard other women say stuff like “she was asking for it” in reference rape victims who dressed in a non-Victorian manner. I don’t understand the mental process that leads someone to have this attitude.
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