I'm definitely making an athiest button now.

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Thanks kimberly_a, for pointing me to this article. Like you, I'm pleasantly surprised to see that Ebert is not only a good movie critic, but a good journalistic writer as well.

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[onetwomany.livejournal.com]

What a fantastic icon! You get all the great icons! *pout*

I probably shouldn't comment on other country's politicians - but that stuff about Ashcroft getting on his knees and praying is kinda scary! Yikes!

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

:g: I made this today. It was bloody hard finding one for Wesley with the right pose.

The caption on the first and second slide is from the first paragraph of a parody fic of The Vision of Escaflowne. It's anime, which is why it says "Bishonen".

but that stuff about Ashcroft getting on his knees and praying is kinda scary! Yikes!

You're telling me. Finding out he's a fundamentalist Evangelical? It's wrong to judge a person by their religion, but his religion seems to be affecting my country in a seriously bad way-- not to mention the spooky connotations the word "fundamentalist" anything has.

Out of curiosity, where do you hail from?

[onetwomany.livejournal.com]

I'm Australian. We're a pretty secular country - although most of out nutty religious types do seem to end up in parliament! Still, anyone who suggested school prayer, or who inbited visitors to his office to get on their knees and pray, would be regarded as something of a loon, if not a subtle racist (or relgion-ist - there must be a better word than that, but sectarian doesn't seem right!).

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

racist is the wrong word-- I'd have to look it up to find the rihgt one though. Maybe just "judgmental fanatic"?

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And thank you for giving us the link (I'll probably see it further down in kimberly_a's posts, but I happened to hit yours first. I especially liked this line: I grew up in an America where people of good breeding did not impose their religious convictions upon those they did not know very well.

Is this the point where I have to start apologizing for the bigotry and intolerance of my fellow Christians -- again? Can't I just use a 2x4 to their heads? We could always claim it was an Old Testament, wrath of God punishment.

[mrthursday.livejournal.com]

Well, I will apologise for my fellow religous persons! I am sorry some people in this world want to shove there faith down your throat, bizzarely enough in a fashion contrary to what that faith teaches them!

Its good to see the supreme court doing its job and actually reading the consititution (seperate church and state, its right there in black and white!). Will it come off bank note now do you suppose?

Oh and make the button. I'll laugh

[mrthursday.livejournal.com]

Is this the point where I have to start apologizing for the bigotry and intolerance of my fellow Christians -- again?

Nah, let me do it. I am an expert grovler..

Feel free to break out the 2x4 though!

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Ah... you don't need to apologize for the bad behavior of others. :) Besides, I have a 2x4 set aside for this sort of thing already-- no need for you to do it to your fellows.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Gah. You don't need to apologize for other people! Just frown at them and don't invite them to your christmas parties or whatever. Maybe key their cars...