Killing the Messenger: Corporate Media and Politicians v. Julian Assange and Wikileaks
the American Diplomatic Corps, bureaucrats, the Executive Branch, and and the nations highest legal officials, along with the ever-obedient corporate media, are scurrying for ways to shut this man up, his organization down, and the public eyes out.
Burning Korans and Building Mosques: America’s Blasphemy Laws
Blasphemy laws are instituted when members of a religious group decide that their belief system should be unassailable, immune from any real or perceived criticism, and protected from any disrespect or display of dissent, and are enforced through thethreat of punishment or dire consequences. America’s freedoms are being threatened by both internal and external forces exploiting the unwarranted legitimacy they receive through religious profession. If any one is going to secure their rights as an American citizen, we must all stand firmly for the rights of all American citizens.
Burning Qur’ans: Don’t Hate, Celebrate!
I’m going to do something I do on many Saturday evenings. I’m going to party with people whom I don’t share a belief system with. I’m going to spit in the eye of hatred and spend some time with people that are willing to spend some time with me. I may not like religion, but I love people, and I love a good party. Screw the book burners and protesters, Liam’s going to Eid ul-Fitr.
Pat Robertson: Fueling The Mosque Arson
Pat Robertson used his program as a platform for anti-Muslim activists and participated in spreading propaganda and misinformation capable of fueling actions such as the vandalism and arson committed only days later.
Obama And The No Religious Test Clause
President Obama is being subjected to a public religious test. Although not institutionalized as part of his formal admission to office, this test is equally offensive, and equally destructive to the country and the principles enshrined in its constitution.
