It's called philosophical evaluation, my dear Watson! (Aww! But who'd want to do that, because that might tell us that there are some underlying ideas that we don't really want to become aware of. Gawd forbid!)
Sounds a lot more like apples and oranges... but let's see how long you can keep the pseudo-intellectual facade up...
Well, you just rock yourself to sleep each night with that assumption.
... not very long, it would seem.
Did you forget to make a point here, or did the server crash?
Not with difficulty. Ever read Christian history as it pertains to its first 250 years of existence in the Roman Empire?
Or better yet. Just read the book of Exodus. I think we all know what the Bible accuses Pharaoh of doing.
Neither the Roman Empire not the Egyptians, to the best of my knowledge, had a First Amendment, so such comparisons would be irrelevant.
(But, I know, we're supposedly over that now, what with democracy and all. I don't know--what would James Madison have thought?)
He probably would thought that you're not sounding like a very big fan of democracy right about now.
And I suppose you think only the Bible is open to interpretation. Surprise! The US Constitution is also open to interpretation.
But of course, so I'll forgive you for being surprised -- but while the Bible is open to interpretation by individual Christians in order to improve their personal relationship with Jesus Christ, the duty to interpret the US Constitution rests with nine individuals (well,
normally nine; right-wing cowardice has reduced it to eight for the moment) In Washington, D.C.
Their interpretation guides the law of the land --
yours is worth squat. (Yes, of course, mine is as well; the difference is that mine happens to agree with theirs)
Well, a level playing field would be great, assuming that the various political groups in the US remain level as well, and no one is cited for "hate speech" simple because they have an exclusive view on reality.
Hate speech is a crime, whether you want it to be or not -- and if your religion has an ever-blurring line between itself and hate speech, it might be time for a touch of introspection...
But this is all off topic... This is about the Kenai Penninsula Borough, who allows ministers of
any religion the opportunity to bless them, strictly on a first come, first serve basis. One day, a Satanist made it to the front of the line.
What
specifically about this fact has you all in a twist?